Saturday, January 26, 2013

What is the best version of Linux for programmers?

Q. Hi, I'm a programmer and I'm currently using Ubuntu as my main OS which I want. I looking for the best version of Linux or any other type of free OS that is good for a programmer. Ubuntu is the most user friendly version of Linux but I want a OS that is good for a programmer. Anyone have any suggestions?

A. I'm not too sure, I think that all GNU/Linux distros are a good choice, you may want to go with one that is very stable such as, CentOS (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Debian, or Slackware. You may even want to try Gentoo (or Sabayon Linux which is a user friendly Gentoo) which you need to know how your computer components work to set it up properly.

You may want to look through:
http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/54657
http://freedomhec.pbworks.com/

Free Linux Books:
http://www.techbooksforfree.com/linux.shtml

What Linux distro is good for a beginner?
Q. I have absolutely no experience with Linux, but I want to try running one on a VM. I'm thinking of getting Ubuntu 12.04 or Mint 13.

A. In ascending order of how ambitious you wish to be:

Easy: Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, Pinguy, Fuduntu, Mandriva, Solus

Moderate: Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, Puppy, CentOS, Bodhi

Advanced: Arch, Gentoo, Slackware

Of the two you mention, Ubuntu is the one which will require more "hands on" configuration, as Mint offers Flash, mp3, and DVD support out-of-the-box; Unity also has a less-traditional desktop than Mint in either the MATE or Cinnamon editions.

Who makes the different versions of Linux?
Q. I'm a little curious, who makes the different versions of Linux? Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it? How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?

A. 'm a little curious, who makes the different versions of Linux?

> Different companies make them. Bob Young and Mark Ewing made Red Hat/Fedora/RHEL, Ian Murdock made Debian, Lance Davis made CentOS, Mark Shuttleworth made Ubuntu, Dan Robbins made Gentoo. Linus Torvalds made the Linux Kernel.

Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it?

> Linus Torvald in the late 80s made it as a "free-time" side project in the late 80's. He and many others across the web kept adding it too and then Patrick Volkerding created Slackware from the one of the first "testing" distro SLS. Overtime it kept building up. Read up on Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman and Hacker Culture to understand what I am really talking about.

How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?

> Not totally sure.



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