On Sat 03 Sep 2016 at 08:28:23 (+0530), Sivaram Neelakantan wrote: > > Is there a distribution specced out for R/Python/Julia based tools > with all their related packages? I've been trying to do a custom VM > image with the packages installed along with a few editors and doing a > rank amateur muppet job at it. I'm close to giving up because I've > lost track of what I installed. Though I should add, that the > installations of the packages have been a breeze without any hiccups.
$ dpkg -l will list all the packages on the machine. The files /var/log/aptitude* track what you install with aptitude, and /var/log/apt/history* does likewise for apt-get. /var/log/apt/term* gives a dump of the screen during the latter. These might help you keep track. > If there's a distribution aligned for scientific computing or > statistical tools along with the bells and whistles, it'd help. Others might respond... Cheers, David.
