I want to get more into programming and want to finally start

>>56285103
why the fuck would you even consider Kali for programming?

>>56285103
arch and kali are not for beginners

>>56285103
Install Gentoo

OP here, my best option would be arch with Kali in a VM I think

>>56285141
Start with Ubuntu and see if you even like Linux first rather than diving in headfirst. Kali if good if you're a network engineer or a skiddie, but I'm guessing you're neither.

>>56285162
I've already used Ubuntu and actually installed arch like 4 years ago. I enjoyed using arch but not ubuntu

>>56285162
Ubuntu requires so little configuration or work in general that it's not even that great to tell whether or now you like linux. Arch is a lot harder to use at first but if you have the patience to figure it out it'll be a lot better, especially if you want to learn rather than having something that just werks

I wanna get a really cheap laptop and put arch on it so I can feel cool and learn to program. I heard chromebooks are good for this.

>>56285199
who cares that ubuntu works ootb, you can still learn the system's architecture and use all it's tools

I changed moved from Ubuntu recently and I feel pretty comfy using gnu/Linux right now

>>56285199
Noob here,

Please explain in which ways arch is better

freeBSD

>>56285103
there's a reason why Debian is the de facto OS on raspberry pi, a device specifically targeted towards kids to learn programming.

>>56285352
You will always have to deal with that crappy storage space. A used ThinkPad T420 will be more useful.
RHEL Certification videos are a great way to learn Linux quickly. You'll need Fedora. Ricing Arch is more fun, but you won't learn as much. Your call.

>>56285524
its good for filling the lives of neets with meaningless time killing procedures

>>56285565
I like freeBSD. But it's now severly vulnerable. Well BSDs suffer from the lack of security anyways: It's either ports (to make up for the tremendous lack of softwares) or security