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line tools without having to go through the involved installation process of each, we
encourage you to install the Data Science Toolbox.
If you prefer to run the command-line tools natively rather than
inside a virtual machine, then you can install the command-line
tools individually. However, be aware that this is a very time-
consuming process.
Appendix A
lists all the command-line tools
used in the topic. The installation instructions are for Ubuntu only,
so check
the topic's website
for up-to-date information on how to
install the command-line tools natively on other operating systems.
The scripts and data sets used in the topic can be obtained by clon‐
ing this topic's
GitHub repository
.
The Data Science Toolbox is a virtual environment that allows you to get started
doing data science in minutes. The default version comes with commonly used soft‐
ware for data science, including the Python scientific stack and R together with its
most popular packages. Additional software and data bundles are easily installed.
These bundles can be specific to a certain topic, course, or organization. You can read
more about the Data Science Toolbox at
its website
.
There are two ways to set up the Data Science Toolbox: (1) installing it locally using
VirtualBox and Vagrant or (2) launching it in the cloud using Amazon Web Services.
Both ways result in exactly the same environment. In this chapter, we explain how to
set up the Data Science Toolbox for Data Science at the Command Line locally. If you
wish to run the Data Science Toolbox in the cloud or if you run into problems, refer
to
the topic's website
.
The easiest way to install the Data Science Toolbox is on your local machine. Because
the local version of the Data Science Toolbox runs on top of VirtualBox and Vagrant,
it can be installed on Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.
Step 1: Download and Install VirtualBox
Browse to
the VirtualBox (Oracle, 2014) download page
and download the appropri‐
ate binary for your operating system. Open the binary and follow the installation
instructions.
Step 2: Download and Install Vagrant
Similar to Step 1, browse to
the Vagrant (HashiCorp, 2014) download page
and
download the appropriate binary. Open the binary and follow the installation instruc‐
tions. If you already have Vagrant installed, please make sure that it's version 1.5 or
higher.
