help with distro

[foxcar]

Hi everyone,
I have been using solaris for the last year to program for school. I am tired of ssh'ing into these machines and dealing with lag. So, i have decided to try and install linux on my desktop. When i program, I used the gcc and g++ compilers. These will be what my professors use to test my code so i need a distro that has these, maybe they all do, i really don't know. So, i need a distro that have gcc and g++ and i really just need it for programming. any help appreciated! thanks

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

gcc and g++ are not pre-installed in most of distros but you can install both in any distro easily. Just a single command will do that.
e.g. in Debian based distros, command is

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Install any distro ( check Fav Distro Poll ) and we'll guide you how to install necessary compilers and other stuff.

[foxcar]

Well I had ubuntu in mind and after seeing that poll and reading a couple posts, I think I will install that.