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It's free.
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It's very common in industry.
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Support for most programming languages.
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Many applications and libraries are developed natively for Linux.
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Linux has a better command line.
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Very easy to knock up quick scripts in Bash.
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Linux has better package managers that help a lot. Need Python installing?sudo yum install python. Need a compiler? sudo apt-get install g++. Dependencies are managed for you with some intelligence.
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There's many different distributions of Linux so you can find something that suits you.
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Linux feels better for development. It gives you the option to choose an environment that suits you and your workflow. It's not a single operating system as the different distros can work differently and can be tweaked based on personal preferences.
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