Which Linux distribution to install?

Question

linux

Hello.
I am a web developer (laravel). At the moment I use Open Server, because everything suited me for current tasks. But I decided that somehow it was not comme il faut to program in windows, and I dared to switch to a Unix system. I don't have a Mac, so I need to install Linux. What distribution would you recommend to put on your home computer so that the transition is painless.

Answer 1

Linux Mint

Answer 2

But I decided that somehow it’s not comme il faut to program in windows

And why is that? What nonsense.
"not comme il faut" - run and test the developed programs in your working environment. Everyone uses virtual machines. What will you do when you need different versions of the database, php, dofiga and what else for different projects?
For the same laravel, there is homestead, under vagrant. Works great.

Answer 3

Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 (briefly, LMDE2). I would (IMHO) choose between LM KDE or LMDE2 Mate. The advantage of KDE is that there is screen scaling from 100 to 200%, and not just 100 and 200. And in terms of performance, LMDE2 is better.

Answer 4

linux mint for the first acquaintance definitely

Answer 5

You can try WSL (Linux on Windows). Enough for development needs. And it does not eat as many resources as a virtual machine.

Answer 6

I installed Arch Linux on my computer and netbook in exactly the same situation. And now 5 years on it. Satisfied. But a bit more complicated than Ubuntu or Mint. Those are meant for beginners and they basically have a lot of things set up right out of the box.

Answer 7

Arch Linux is great, as noted. I've been on it for three years now.
Ease (on Xfce) and manageability, an excellent package manager, an excellent centralized repository + ArchUserRepository (where there is absolutely everything), and the wiki is just a treasure, probably everyone has heard it.
Who is too lazy to read the docks and install everything by hand, or just don't have a lot of free time - I recommend the ready-made Manjaro distribution. There are various installation builds with a desktop environment (Xfce, Gnome, Kde/Plasma...), and a "minimal" build without an environment.
The number of downloads on https://distrowatch.com is in the first place and continues to grow, which can not be said about Mint for a long time.

Answer 8

It is not clear why to change the system on a home computer for this.
If the power allows (at least 6 cores in the processor and 12 gigs of memory), then in this case you can deploy a full-fledged virtual machine for development, with a GUI, an editor and browsers.
If there are fewer resources, then a standard setup with docker, at the request of windows docker laravel, there are a lot of manuals for every taste and language. The result is a Linux server on which only demons are spinning, and the editor and browsers are launched on the main system

Answer 9

not comme il faut programming in windows

It is quite possible to believe in this, but it is not worth it to rush with a saber to change the main system. Too different approaches. Install a virtual machine and practice with it. Linux turns out to replace Windows only if the computer is used strictly for work. It's still better to play on Windows (and will be better for a long time to come)

Answer 10

How many people, so many opinions.
I got Deepin. I got up like a native on Xiaomi notebook pro 15.6
But if you're just wondering how to work under Windows.
The answer is simple, install Docker to manage DockStation.

Answer 11

Anyone with KDE. I like kubuntu.

Answer 12

On the edge, you can install Hackintosh. And if you buy Apple buttons and a mouse, then the computer from the Mac will differ only in the body.

Answer 13

6 years on SUSE/openSUSE with GNOME, satisfied.