Debian or RedHat which linux is good for programming and learning linux?

Question

I want to explore linux and learn shell programming and python so which OS should i use for that ...

Answer 1

If you are interested in Debian but are a novice with Linux in general then I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint Debian Its easy to install and use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled



Linux Mint Debian Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=66



Linux Mint Debian User Guide pdf.

http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/9/user-guide/english.pdf



You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint Debian then you need to create a Bootable LiveDVD for installation



Linux Mint Debian can also be run direct from the LiveDVD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive





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Answer 2

Linux use to be a little beat more complicated that Windows for two reasons I think: 1. It is community based software and the GUI, user friendly and usability features are relative new compare to Linux existence. Firsts Linux versions didn’t have final users in mind and was more an experiment than a commercial product. 2. Windows users are the majority of people that does not care too much on how the computer stuff works; with Linux, instead, you need to understand few things first and that’s probably why some Linux users see their Windows user counterparts as some kind of inferior category. Right now there are few Linux distributions with final users in mind like: Suse, Mandrake, Ubunto and Gentoo

Answer 3

There are around 300 distros of linux available today and most of them free of cost. You can get an idea from this web site : http://distrowatch.com/

Each one has its own strength and weakness. But for shell scripting and python programming there will be insignificant difference among the various distros, because the underlying OS is Linux for all distros. Ubuntu linux is a good starting point because it is simple and straight forward. Register your name here and get a free CD by postal service : www.ubuntu.com. Also remember most distros come as Live CD so that you can try the OS without installing it on a HDD. For comprehensive information about Linux read this : http://www.linux.org/

Answer 4

i use ubuntu, fc11 and debian

i learned my shell scripting in fc7

python in ubuntu

so i recomend u to use updated ubuntu 9 or fc7

i find debian hard to learn

Answer 5

this may be biased, but i like debian a better.

but yeah i think you can do that on both. but debian i believe is a bit simpler.

Answer 6

Are you planning to get Red Hat Certification?



If you are then look into getting CentOS.



http://www.centos.org/

Answer 7

http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm



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