Linux Distro for Web Development And Programming

[aneil1998]

I'm currently trying to find a linux distro that is suited for web development and programming as the title says. I was looking at arch linux but the hassle of installing it and setting it up just isn't for me(as yet anyway).

 

 

[paprikman]

1 minute ago, aneil1998 said:

I'm currently trying to find a linux distro that is suited for web development and programming as the title says. I was looking at arch linux but the hassle of installing it and setting it up just isn't for me(as yet anyway).

If you call this a 'hassle' then anything else than ubuntu is not for you.

[Guest]

I like to use Fedora for programming quite a lot of the time, because it runs very well, fits on a small size hard drive, and supports all of the compilers I want to use.

 

(This includes i386 os development, so I have to build a compiler for it to build a kernel. It also comes with grub-mkrescue which REALLY comes in handy for os development.)

[Sauron]

Arch Linux is something I always recommend, if you ever change your mind on the installation process definitely give it a shot.

 

Aside from that most distributions will be just fine for development, however you may want something that stays as up to date as possible if you want your tools to be on the bleeding edge. Fedora and Manjaro are pretty strong in that regard.

[aneil1998]

5 minutes ago, spidsepttk said:

I like to use Fedora for programming quite a lot of the time, because it runs very well, fits on a small size hard drive, and supports all of the compilers I want to use.

 

(This includes i386 os development, so I have to build a compiler for it to build a kernel. It also comes with grub-mkrescue which REALLY comes in handy for os development.)

 

1 minute ago, Sauron said:

Arch Linux is something I always recommend, if you ever change your mind on the installation process definitely give it a shot.

 

Aside from that most distributions will be just fine for development, however you may want something that stays as up to date as possible if you want your tools to be on the bleeding edge. Fedora and Manjaro are pretty strong in that regard.

Guess I'll be trying fedora first. Thanks

 

[manikyath]

Just now, Sauron said:

the installation process

that's a pretty big downer for arch for most people

 

beyond that.. it kinda comes down to preferences.

- ubuntu is the easy way out

- - theres the vareous *buntu's if you want a different look

- fedora is actually surprisingly lightweight and powerful, yum just never appealed to me

- i hate linux mint, whatever i try to do with it fails.

- there's some arch derivatives that make it less painful to install, and pacman & yaourt are godlike.

[Dat Guy]

If you're not really urging yourself that it has to be Linux: OpenBSD comes with a complete web development stack out of the box.  

[riklaunim]

On 28.07.2016 at 4:36 PM, aneil1998 said:

I'm currently trying to find a linux distro that is suited for web development and programming as the title says.

Short answer - any. Software is not tailored to given distribution. I use PyCharm and that's an IDE that is cross platform, not only Linux. If you need something more like good Docker support then it may differ a bit. But in general any distribution can be used for web development, programming. So it ends up on your system preferences, distro quality, ease of use, support and whatnot.