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Been thinking of dual booting my laptop with Linux. Currently running Windows 10 Home 64 bit.

Which distro would you guys refer for programming?

Suggestions please :)

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  • 7
    I like Ubuntu or something debian based because of the vast support community but a lot of people like fedora because it has a lot of tools built in
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    I will double @dwilson2547, go for debian based ones. Xubuntu is fairly lightweight, while still having a good enough interface. Because it is Ubuntu based, you won't have trouble with drivers, packages and tools availability, and the community support is huge. Some people might suggest Lubuntu for being ever lighter, but for me it is too minimal. Trying distros in a VM is good before making your final decision btw.
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    I would go with Arch Linux. No outdated packages and an awesome wiki with help pages for nearly every problem. It features the AUR (user repo) with custom packages for a lot of common software that's not in the official repos. If you need a program that officially has no Linux package for Arch, it's most likely already in there 😉
    Choose Antergos as distro - features a GUI installation with lots of customization, lets you choose your DE and comes with a cool standard icon theme.
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    Arch Linux is the best rolling distribution with the latest updates, with good wiki and you will get to know a lot about Unix, but since you seem new to Unix I would suggest Ubuntu because it has a lots of support. And soon (like me) it will start to piss you off after a OS update. Then it's the time to change Linux. Say any rolling release based distribution(arch, openSuSE Tumbleweed slackware etc.,)
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    Unity Dev Days, "Before we shipped Unity support for Linux I had absolutely no idea how many Arch Linux users there were in the world!" https://youtu.be/WYdOQ_k6YvI @10m40sec if you plan on using Steam, I know it runs great on Arch and obviously they target Ubuntu. Think of Arch like Android on Nexus - nothing added from the manufacturer.
  • 0
    Ubuntu is a good choice if you're new to Linux.

    If you want a rolling distribution that also lets you avoid systemd then I can recommend Gentoo, which is also used as the base for ChromeOS.
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    Linux Mint, Elementary OS or Manjaro
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    @gnaaah antergos gives me an error after install
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    @SweetHuman what kind of error? Have you checked the forums?
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    @gnaaah i tried. Didn't find anything youseful. Right now I am just happy I am running elementary os.
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    I'd recommend any arch based distro, but really any Linux is a good bet when it comes to coding. The AUR basically has every tool you wish for covered.
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