Best GNU/Linux distro ?

Which distro should you recommand for a computer science student to learn many things about UNIX-like family systems ?

OS X. not even kidding. i did a module in computer science where they were teaching us the basics of linux/unix, getting us to code in C and use gcc to compile it, using vim, etc. did it all on my macbook. so yeah, get a mac.

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Sorry, i'm not gay.

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We're not all rich bastards.. GNU/Linux is much more suited for a poor student. If I was rich then sure, I'd have a mac or two; still beats Windows if not for muh games

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To answer your question, I suggest you choose depending on your circumstances. Pick from one of these
Ubuntu or one of its many competitors
[*]The machine should have semi-decent specs; anything made after 2009 should be fine.
[*]Great for development environments, not so much for learning Linux.
[*]You can join the millions of other Ubuntards!! Their community is massive and it has plenty support.

Debian(derp)/Arch Linux(easy)/Gentoo(medium)
[*]Debian is for fags.
[*]Extremely configurable; you're set up with the bare essentials of the OS.
[*]Requires Google skills.
[*]Can be installed on almost anything. It's superb for old machines.
[*]Makes ur laptop fast

Slackware(hard)/Linux from Scratch(NIGHTMARE)
[*]heh.. I have no fucking idea why anybody would use these kinds of distributions.

Debian is pretty awesome for learning, certainly a fucktonne better than Ubuntu (yes Debian derived)... I find modern Arch pretty shit (opinion); I really did learn the most from setting up my Gentoo box.

Ubuntu is the de-facto distro for development and learning, but sysadmins use Debian and Redhat more. Pick Ubuntu or one of its derivatives like Xubuntu or Mint if you dislike the Unity desktop which provide a more "Windows-like" interface. The distro itself isn't excellent but nearly every single problem you might stumble upon has been documented on blogs and forum posts.

Also remember that Linux is very different than Windows and such differences can me difficult at first, but once you get it properly is actually easier to use than the counterpart.

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Macs are expensive and setting a Hackintosh is quite a pain in the ass most of the times, and not really worth it. Some years ago using a Hackintosh was great, because it was an Unix OS with commercial application support; I even used one between 2008 and 2010, but now Linux has pretty much the same 3rd party dev support than OS X. When I need to do OS X development I just use a Virtual machine.