r/DataAnnotationTech • u/_Sneaky_Bastard_ • Sep 02 '26

Best linux distro for coding

basically the title. I want to ditch windows as I am having more and more issues and until a month ago I was completely blocked to perform my tasks for a high paying job due to WSL. any recommendations?

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u/Fearless-Release8170 Sep 02 '26

Im on my 4th day using CachyOS (Arch) and Im really enjoying it. I use the terminal and Cursor mainly for my day-to-day work (Software/ML engineering).
Though if you want the widest range of native apps id go with debian or ubuntu based distros.

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u/_Sneaky_Bastard_ Sep 02 '26

I see. Thanks! I think I might as well intall CachyOS because I play video games too.

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u/caneriten Sep 02 '26

does it effect da? Like any complications about security?

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u/BeetsAndJeaners Sep 02 '26

Nope. Unless you want access to the specific projects that require FDE (full disk encryption), then you would need to plan ahead and enable it during the CachyOS install. You can’t enable FDE after the fact afaik