Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:50:27 +0100 | From | Andreas Mohr <> | Subject | Re: Linux distribution |
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Hi,
[picking up this orphan posting ;)]
choice of Linux distribution is a quite subjective thing.
Myself, I'm tending towards Debian-based distributions. If your email handle is true to the core, then perhaps Debian stable would be a good idea, otherwise choose an "easier on the user" variant like SimplyMEPIS, MINT or even Ubuntu.
Reason being that with Debian installation of all kernel-related packages (build-essential, libncurses5-dev etc.) is a simple matter (which OTOH I'm sure is the case with many non-Debian distros as well).
Or if you want to be right at the forefront of Linux development, then perhaps choosing a nicely integrated source-based distribution such as Arch is a good idea to always have fresh packages.
But generally choice of distribution shouldn't really matter (in case one is using a capable desktop distribution, of course).
HTH,
Andreas Mohr
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