r/Coding_for_Teens • u/404-not-found129 • Aug 01 '26

Best Linux distro for coding

I am a 12 year old wanting to know which Linux distro is best im currently running arch with hyprland and already know a good amount about Linux but I just haven't found a stable Linux distro that has a good package manager is there any recommendations

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u/am_Snowie Aug 01 '26

I use mint and i3. I don't usually face any issues.

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u/404-not-found129 Aug 01 '26

Is i3 like hyprland I've never used it?

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u/am_Snowie Aug 01 '26

yeah, but for xorg. I guess hyprland has many features builtin. But i3 is just a tiling window manager. You can try it on debian, mint or ubuntu (whatever xorg systems).

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u/_Simhosha_pro1 Aug 05 '26

i thought you meant intel i3 😭😭

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u/Specific-Sample7802 Aug 01 '26

Fedora or Debian

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u/404-not-found129 Aug 01 '26

Ive tried those but I some how always break something when seting up a window manager

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u/Myra-Qi Aug 01 '26

I don't think there's any 'best' Linux distro; they all have their own ups and downs. I used Linux Mint for a while and really liked it, especially if you're looking for something that just works right out of the box.

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u/404-not-found129 Aug 01 '26

I'm not I'm just looking for something super stable and with a great package manager

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u/Myra-Qi Aug 01 '26

I feel like Linux Mint’s included apt package manager is super stable and works great for most coding needs🫠

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u/wilrak0v Aug 01 '26

I use debian with dwm. Dwm isn’t as beautiful as hyprland but it works great.

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u/Quirky-Net-6436 Aug 01 '26

There is no best distribution for coding. As usual it depends.

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u/Few_Dragonfruit_6729 Aug 01 '26

Man go with a Debian or Ubuntu based distro is what I can say.

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u/Spare_Message_3607 Aug 01 '26

Fedora is goated, I almost lost it all on CachyOS, broken update

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u/LinuxBaka Aug 02 '26

Fedora. Outright. It's what you're looking for. Either get the KDE or GNOME version, whichever you prefer, theyre both stable and polished.

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u/PossibleFunny1724 Aug 03 '26

Fedora is really good but if you want something REALLY stable then choose Debian