What's the best Linux distro for fullstack development?
I've been learning React with TypeScript on my Windows 10 desktop but I have some new needs: 1) To become more familiar with Linux and 2) My desktop doesn't meet the Windows 11 requirements.
So my choice was to either try out WSL2 or get into Linux. I don't play video games (which is why people usually stay on Windows) and I don't use any commercial software that requires Windows (I'm not doing web design and the little I do I work with Figma or something similar).
I used to work in IT and yes I know I should've gotten into Linux earlier but my job involved Windows workstations and Windows servers. With that said, I don't mind if I have to read documentation to get things working because that's what developers do anyways.
Distros are mostly the same, there are only minor differences between them. Those differences amount to large personal preferences among some people (don't walk into a systemd bar wearing a Void Linux ballcap or you'll get beat up), but yeah, they're mostly the same.
To really grok this, try different Linux distros for yourself.
Since you don't have a lot of experience with Linux yet I would suggest Ubuntu (pick the latest version over the LTS one) since it has great documentation and instructions on how to install just about anything.
Put all the distros you're considering on to note cards and shuffle them. What ever is on top is the best one.
I doubt it matters much, right?
I would say one thing to consider is maybe getting the same or similar distro that it will be running on in PRD. This can help you eliminate any sort of bugs that might only happen in PRD due to package differences.
Ubuntu is good because its popular, which means its well supported and you'll find instructions to get just about anything running. Ubuntu is based on Debian, so just about any Debian based distro will benefit from those docs. Fedora is great too and also just werkz.
I'm pretty happy with Ubuntu for developing. It's a much better experience than Windows 10.
Arch Manjaro with Xfce is my hearty recommendation for you
I would also like to know anything rhel based.