[Cialug] Which Distro is best?

[Nick Johnson]

I will call up the school and ask them, that is a good idea. However, the
purpose of me getting into linux is for me to expand my knowledge of
computers and software. I really just inquire about how the actual system
works and how programming may be different or maybe how things work
differently. To tell you the truth, I like to figure stuff out, and I like
to be able to say that I have learned something on my own. Computers are
really the only thing that has ever made sense to me, and I'm trying to
build a career/life off that. So, all in all, im simply looking to figure it
out, see why people perfer linux and open source programs to closed source
and why programmers run linux more often then not. I want to be able to
program well enough on linux before I go to Iowa State.

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Theron Conrey <theron.conrey at dice.com>
wrote:

>  Is there a specific tool you want to learn to code with that's on linux
> only?  If you already are comfortable with windows, and you're just looking
> to expand your coding knowledge with java and php, switching to linux to do
> that may not be that productive in the short term, as you'll be spending
> alot of time figuring out how to get things to work the way you expect them
> to work.  In this situation, your experience with windows may work against
> you.
>
> If there are other reasons that you want to learn linux, this may help
> define what you're really looking for in a linux distro.
>
> If you're still unsure after some of the comments made in this thread, I'd
> call up the school that you want to go to and ask them what distro they use
> and/or recommend.  Getting experience with the distro your
> college uses wouldn't hurt.
>
> -Theron
>
>
>
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>  *From:* cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Nick Johnson
> *Sent:* Monday, July 07, 2008 12:04 AM
> *To:* Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [Cialug] Which Distro is best?
>
> No, i am not new to computers. I know, but not fluent yet, in Java and php
> coding. I am also figuring out html and other web based programming. I am
> going into college to be a programmer/tech guy. And i would say that i know
> almost all the ins and outs of windows. So i would say im maybe a bit above
> average in computer knowledge (not meant to be condesceding).
>
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Nick Johnson <mainbass64 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > hey im a new user for the linux system, and i am wondering which distro
>> > would be best for someone that is new to linux. I am looking to start
>> using
>> > linux to better my programming knowledge, and coding. Just email me back
>> > with your reply, thanks.
>>
>> Are you new to computers in general?  What has been your experience so
>> far?  You're best bet is probably Ubuntu.
>>
>> -todd
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