OK, you're right, it's kinda offtopic ;).
I'm using debian as the distribution of my choice. There are a couple of reasons why I prefer this distro above RedHat or Mandrake (used them both for more than one year):
- Great package-management system. It's easy due to it's front-end (apt-get) and has almost flawless dependency checking. Packages are generally of really good quality.
- Good bugtracking and fast updates
- Really responsive group of maintainers
Debian is more troublesome to set up, than RH, but this really pays off in te long run. You only need to run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade everyday, to have a the new versions of all the software installed on your system.
All of the programs you mention, will run on any distro, so that shouldn't be a problem.
With respect to your kernel requiments, you really should try to compile your own kernel. For one you learn a lot about your computer, and besides that, your kernel will be significantly faster.
Good luck with the penguin!
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