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Best Linux Distro for Hacking/Programming

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Wanna do some C coding/hacking on a Unix system, not sure which distro to use.

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Try Arch Linux 
https://www.archlinux.org/

 

It's lightweight, simple, and instead of stripping down what you don't need, you have the flexibility of building it yourself.

This OS is not for beginners.

 

 

 

If you aren't familiar with the Linux command line, use Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/


 

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Pretty much all of them.

 

Arch is a good option to get your hands dirty, Gentoo allows you to roll in the mud (almost everything is DIY - but there's extensive documentation to help you through).

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What exactly do you mean by Hacking? :huh:

 

Regardless, if you are new to Linux, I'd suggest either Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Both are good ways to get your feet wet.

 

Once you know what you're doing, Arch Linux is a good choice.

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Try Arch Linux 

https://www.archlinux.org/

 

It's lightweight, simple, and instead of stripping down what you don't need, you have the flexibility of building it yourself.

This OS is not for beginners.

 

 

 

If you aren't familiar with the Linux command line, use Ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/

 

 

What exactly do you mean by Hacking? :huh:

 

Regardless, if you are new to Linux, I'd suggest either Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Both are good ways to get your feet wet.

 

Once you know what you're doing, Arch Linux is a good choice.

I agree, this is how my experience went. Windows has moved away from the comand line over the years and for me Ubuntu was very good at letting me into the terminal slowly. After I felt comfortable and wanted something even more lightweight then I enjoyed Arch very much, I just haven't stuck with it because when something breaks it was more involved to fix for me or in the off chance I needed/wanted a re-install there was more downtime until I got everything perfect again.

 

I still haven't got brave enough for Gentoo or LFS (Linux from scratch).

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Have a look at backtrack 5 http://www.backtrack-linux.org/

 

Learn it as you go

This. This 100x. Backtrack is one of the most powerful OS's I have ever seen for penetration testing and network security (hacking) and is pretty simple to setup.

I might be wrong.

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...if you're asking this, you're probably not going to hack anything, and you won't code anything that the oldest and least loved IDE for windows won't be enough for

 

so... i'd say that when you will be ready to do cool stuff, you will be able to answer this topic's question as well

 

but yeah, backtrack feels hardcore, with the badass dark theme and all the preinstalled programs with badass hacky names

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If your new I would suggest Blackbuntu (a pentesting version of Ubuntu) or Katana. They are much simpler than Backtrack/Kali for beginners, at least from my experience.

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Backtrack is definitively your best choice, you will find this poroject as Kali Linux, which is basically the same

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Have a look at backtrack 5 http://www.backtrack-linux.org/

 

Learn it as you go

^This

 

It is mostly used for Network Penetration

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I like Ubuntu. Linux From Scratch used to be a really incredible distro back in the 32-bit days, but multilib (e.g., having both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries) made it a real pain in the ass to do once 64-bit CPUs came out.

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There is no perfect os for programming/hacking, its all personal preference. just like there is no best shoe for running, it's all about what you like and how you are going to use it.

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