For development these days I use generic Debian stable install with guix package manager. You can install a dozen different versions of gcc if you want and isol

For development these days I use generic Debian stable install with guix package manager. You can install a dozen different versions of gcc if you want and isolate your project from the rest of the machine with guix environment https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-10/msg00916.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-10/msg009... Fujitsu Lifebook E8410 has Intel graphics and Atheros wireless, it's also perfect for running a BSD. They are simple systems to learn and use, especially OpenBSD where all configuration is in one directory. Here's all you need to know as a casual user in one post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10797171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10797171