Best Linux distro for NodeJS back end projects? Maybe I have to work with docker or VMs. I currently have Ubuntu Mate but I want to change. I have 8Gb of RAM and performance is what I need.

2nd Question with low priority: is anyone able to use office 365 without the online solution in any Linux distro?

Any desktop os could work,

And for the office probably no

Best distro is the one you are most familiar with. If you plan to use docker. I would suggest sticking to linux as I have always struggled to configure docker on a windows machine.

@JNuno007
If you want a recent Version oft node, something like arch or void is way to go.
The last time I tried to do Node on Ubuntu and fedora, both still had NodeJS-8, while the LTS at this moment was v10 and Current was v11.

@metamourge In theory you can bypass limitations like that by using docker containers to build and run your app. But I don’t have any practical experience with that myself and heard there are some problems with it from other people.

I think node can be used on any distro.

As for office, I installed 360 on my Kubuntu machine using wine. It is a bit buggy but gets the job done most of the time. Also it seems a lot more heavy weight than libre office. But it is not very convenient to use. because wine emulates a Windows subsystem. Finding the file and "save as" or "export" from within the office is a bit pain in the a** .

If I have to use MSOffice, I still prefer ol version