Which Linux distribution is best for developing a

问题:

I've been a Windows user since forever, and now I need Linux to create an application using Mono. Which Linux distribution is best for me? I will use it in a virtual machine.

回答1:

Mono is primarily written on and tested on openSUSE. The packages we release are for openSUSE. In fact, we release a VMWare Image of openSUSE with the new version of Mono all set up and ready to go:

http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html

Having said that, we have a great community of people who work to ensure Mono runs well and is packaged on all the major distributions, such as Fedora and Ubuntu.

回答2:

No distribution is generally better than any other. Download the live CDs of the distributions from the net, run them in your VM and use the one you like best.

回答3:

It's not like any distro is really "better" for Mono development than another, but since you are using a VM, I would look for one with low resource usage.

回答4:

The easy answer is obviously OpenSuse for a quick easy and painless developer experience. However, if you don't need the latest and greatest mono bits and are setting up a webserver you might want to use a distribution that has a more enterprise philosophy (SLES, RHEL, Ubuntu LTS). Or if you like a minimalist distribution you may want to try gentoo for a kernel that does nothing but what you need.

Personally, I develop on OpenSuse to have the latest tooling, but target redhat because that is a brand that people I work with know and trust. It is not a technical reason, but a political one. What are your other VMs running? Mono even runs on Windows, Mac and Solaris.

回答5:

Anything Gnome-based should be useful for you (since Gnome is moving to mono). Ubuntu has a lot of traction, a really excellent support base and Gnome support.

回答6:

I would say that the easier to use and more complete (free) distros are Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu.

I have been a RedHat user since... forever. I switched to Fedora when that project started (it's simply the free, open version of RedHat). Some releases are flaky, some are just fine, but on average I have had much less critical problems than with other distros I have tried. Right now I am using Fedora 10, and since my mother has been able to use it, I guess they have made real progress in user interfaces and usability! ;)

回答7:

I'd suggest that you download a premade VM of some flavor. As for which distro, if it's a client app, go with Ubuntu. If it's a server app, it doesn't matter, so go with Ubuntu. ;P

Here's a good premade VM that I've used for testing in the past: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/95733

回答8:

VirtualBox + any Ubuntu + mono/MonoDevelop = work perfectly to me out of box.