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Linux distros for Java Development

Simply, are there any Java Developer specific Linux distros?
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Multiple package manager

Is there a pitfall of using multiple package managers? Could I use Redhat's yum with Debian's aptitude at the same time? I came across this article and this infographic - I was inclined to choose Debian, but a quick VM install showed that the…
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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…
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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…
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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.*
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How can I build a Linux distro?

Disclaimer: This is my first time delving into the embedded Linux world (Ubuntu and Debian), despite being a Linux user for some time and having used distros such as Raspbian, Armstrong(beaglebone) and embedded debian. The title may also seem…
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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…
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Which is the lightweight linux for virtualbox?

I am completely new to Linux and I want to download and practice linux commands without letting go of my windows pc. I have a Dell Inspiron with 500 GB Hard Drive, 4 GB RAM and Pentium CPU B980 (2.4 GHz) processor with Windows 8.1 on it. I installed…
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Creating software for Linux with Qt: distros, desktop environments and other decisions

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…
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Will Linux programs\games from one distro run on another Linux distro?

I know there may be issues with libraries from one OS not being available for another, like say Android and Ubuntu, but can programs from one or the other OS run on the other without recompiling? If a Linux OS is still Linux, shouldn't it be able to…
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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?
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Web Browser Boot-Only Operating System

Is it possible to create an operating system that loads a web browser without menu bars, tabs etc. and that is all it loads. I do not mean like Chrome OS but I mean all it loads is a html page which can be interacted with like an ordinary web page…
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distro'

I am trying to install a library (https://github.com/yuanming-hu/taichi/) . I am running a script for installation(install.py). I am using python version 3.6+ I tried pip install distro. Still it's not working part of code(install.py) : …
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programming my own kernel

I need some directions to start learning about programming my own operating system kernel. Just for educational purpouses. How can I write my own Kernel?
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Simple and quick oozie installation steps on unix

I am trying to install ozzie on my Unix machine, however i am getting error while executing the distro file. I have tried making changes into pom.xml of oozie, but that also did not worked. I hvae followed below links…
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