[SOLVED] What is the best distro for a web developer?
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I have used a few distro's in the past but only for a few months at a time. I would like to use linux more and was wondering what the best distro is for a web developer. any advise would be grateful
Hi,
I have used a few distro's in the past but only for a few months at a time. I would like to use linux more and was wondering what the best distro is for a web developer. any advise would be grateful
Thanks
It doesn't matter---any of the mainstream distros are fine for any kind of development.
Typical advice is the use anything in the top ten on the "hit list" at http://distrowatch.com
PS: For some mainstream distros--eg Mepis and Slackware, make that the top 15.
Exception: I do not recommend Arch or Slackware for beginners.
The major difference between *buntu mixes is the desktop environment (KDE - Kubuntu, Gnome - Ubuntu, Xfce - Xubuntu, etc.), Which one do you feel most comfortable with?
On the other hand, it doesn't even matter as you can install eg. Ubuntu and then install additional desktop environments so that you can choose which one you run every time you log in.
If you have a decent computer, you'll most likely like Gnome or KDE, but I'm just guessing here. It's best for you to try them out. You could download live CDs for each of them to check
which one is most appealing to you.
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