I have been using Linux Mint current to 17.3 and it works very well for me, unless I screw it up as I did recently.

Are you planning to run this under windows? Or by itself, standalone?

Just finished a post you may find interesting...

@hermitthewriter/2017-07-29-thought-for-the-day-complexity

Let me know what you want to learn and I am sure I can point you in the right direction