[Cialug] good linux distro for web dev?

[Brett Neese]

scott - that sounds like a lot of work, haha. plus having a virtual machine
makes it easier for me to cognitively separate different things (this
machine is a school and work machine first, fun machine second.)

kristau - that's an excellent point. right now though i'm mostly concerned
with GAE stuff and that's so abstracted that i'm not sure what exactly is
running under the hood.

i ended up installing linux mint with MATE and i'm pretty happy with it for
now. will report back if i decide to go a different direction. :)

Brett Neese
563-210-3459



On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 9:52 AM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:

> Consider matching your dev box as close as you can to your prod
> environment. If prod is running CentOS or RedHat, then you should use
> CentOS on your dev, not Ubuntu or Debian.
> On Aug 29, 2014 10:08 AM, "Brett Neese" <brett at brettneese.com> wrote:
>
> > hey folks,
> >
> > i recently replaced my MBA with a Surface (gasp) which I actually love
> > (gasp gasp).
> >
> > however, i can't do web development the way i'm used to in a no-*nix
> > environment, so I'm looking to get a Linux box running in a Virtualbox.
> >
> > what are your recommendations? my instinct was to just use Ubuntu, but
> I'm
> > kind of looking for something a bit more bare-bones than Unity/Gnome 3.
> >
> > i primarily do python/php and am looking for something that'll make that
> > life as easy as possible, especially should i run into problems.
> >
> > let me know!
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Brett Neese
> > 563-210-3459
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