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Vignesh D
Vignesh D

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Linux Distribution for web and software development

What would be the best linux distribution that suits web and software development?

Ubuntu

Works out of box, beautiful and crisp. But I feel its overloaded with that gnome 3 Desktop interface and is very slow due to those unnecessary animations

Kububtu

KDE sure feels very slow. It gives lots of customisation but too much customisations always breaks something

Debain

So far the best distribution I have used. But softwares in their repo are old. I always have to tinker and add some PPT to get new things

Mint

Perfect Windows Copy. Works Good. Feels good. Loaded with unnecessary crap. I don't think anyone uses so many programs they have given.

Arch

Great if you are actually learning Linux system administration. At beginning Aur seems great but that gives way for bugs. In few days, system becomes buggy.

Guys, is there any other Distro that is well balanced with appearance, performance, stable but not too outdated software repo. Correct me if I am wrong about something Distro I have shared.

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Ondrej

Just a reminder: *BSDs exist too! :)

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Vignesh D

Are you the maintainer oh PHP PPT?

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Ondrej

No no, just an ordinary developer & infosec guy using *BSDs on both client and server sides.

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Thomas H Jones II

Most Linux distributions have a "core" type of build-option. Basically, a "core" build-option installs the bare-minimum number of packages necessary to get the OS online and reachable via management tools (like SSH). Hell, these days, even Windows Server is available in "core" configurations (that forego installation of the graphical desktop components in favor of WMI-based and other low-overhead management methods).

Once you rip the window-manager out of the equation, the distro-to-distro differences are more a matter of trading off "velocity" and "certifiability". Ubuntu (and derivatives) is especially popular from a velocity standpoint. Enterprise Linux (RHEL, CentOS, etc.) is popular from a certifiability standpoint (why it's popular with government and enterprises — particularly enterprises that are subject to "compliance" mandates like PCI/DSS, HIPAA, STIG, etc.). So, to be able to pick well, you need to figure out what your priorities are, then measure your distro-choices against those priorities. Basically, there is no perfect distribution/OS — just the one that works (sufficiently) well for your specific use-case.

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Mpho Mphego

I prefer Xubuntu, limited applications and better performance as it is designed for older machines.
No funny windows animation too!

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Palash

Any thoughts on MX Linux?