It's your software needs that are really important. What distro? Do you need virtualization? Are you looking to just have access to bash and unix-like tools?

It's your software needs that are really important. What distro? Do you need virtualization? Are you looking to just have access to bash and unix-like tools? Windows and Chromebooks fill most of my software needs for Linux... I push whatever else to a cloud, or switch to a more dedicated tower/rig for horsepower.