What is the best Minimalist Linux Distro, Apple/OS/IOS to use for programming I'm particularly intrested in GCC and Objective-C with a hint of intrest in C/C++ I currently am running UNIX 7.1.3 to explore C compilers which I really like but I'm not sure how to get it to use a Ethernet card it seems to be looking for a dial up adapter. I could be wrong though I only have 2-3 hours of using it under my belt.

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What is the best Minimalist Linux Distro, Apple/OS/IOS to use for programming I'm particularly intrested in  GCC and Objective-C  with a hint of intrest in C/C++ I currently am running UNIX 7.1.3 to explore C compilers which I really like but I'm not sure how to get it to use a Ethernet card it seems to be looking for a dial up adapter. I could be wrong though I only have 2-3 hours of using it under my belt.

anonymous · Answer

If you are able to, using Mac os X is fine IMO. You can also look at Pinguy OS which is similar in feel to OS X but is full blooded Linux