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Linux distros for Java Development

Simply, are there any Java Developer specific Linux distros? ...

Does every Linux distro ship with gcc/g++ 4.* these days?

I'm considering dumping boost as a dependency... atm the only thing that I really need is shared_ptr<>, and I can get that from std::tr1, available in gcc suite 4.* ...

Best/Easy way to set up a quick booting Linux

Hopefully this still falls within StackOverflow's umbrella! I'm looking to create a quick boot linux laptop for my wife. All it really needs is to be able to do is browse the internet (with flash and video etc.). Are there any distros that are made for this, or any guides out there that show good ways to speed stuff up? I've read that ...

Which distro is best for hosting LAMP + memcache? (answer gets a Linode or Slicehost referral)

Despite having very little Linux experience, I'm too enticed by VPS (and too sick of cPanel/shared hosting crap) to not give it a try. I'm a smart kid and pick up things pretty quick. I took a class in Linux and know basic commands, how to pipe commands, some scripting and shell stuff -- all of which I've nearly forgotten... but I'm ...

LAMP setup on elderly hardware?

My former roommate agreed to host my web site for a while on his server while I got situated at my new apartment with my wife (also new). He is looking to move soon and wants to retire his web server, so I need to build a server for my own use. I investigated setting up a virtual box on the Mac Mini that I use for development, but I ca...

Whats the most popular Linux distro for a USB flash drive?

I want to put Linux on a USB flash drive in order to run some extension to Pure Data that aren't support for Windows. Is there a particular distro that everyone is using for Linux on a flash drive? ...

How to create your own linux distro?

Is there any resource or book for creating own linux distro.Only good resource i found is this And also what specialities need to start project like this? ...

What is a good live-cd distribution that could be used as the base for my linux program?

There is an upcoming programming challenge (forensics challenge) that asks the entrants to write a program that runs on a bootable cd that helps format attached media to that computer. I'm considering submitting an entry and I'd like to utilize as much existing open-source software as possible. In fact, I think the programming I'll be ...

Setting up Environment for Buffer Overflow Learning

I am currently reading several security books(my passion) regarding secure programming, however either the distro's they provide on disc are faulty, or non-existent. Books:Hacking The art of Exploitation 2nEd, Grey Hat hacking 2nEd The issue is that when i try to follow the examples, obviously newer distros have stack protection and othe...

Creating software for Linux with Qt: distros, desktop environments and other decisions

Hi, I want to start working on a personal project and I want to make it cross-platform. All of my Linux work was done for business customers, so the target distro was specified in advance, but this is different. The project will be open source and use Qt. Here's what I'm wondering: Is it enough if I do my dev + testing on one distro...