Hi all, I 'v recently committed to learning c++ for better and for worse through sickness and health, and after only two months of trying very hard, with many different books + forums like this one, I'me actually learning to think in c++, this has made the everyday world of linux imennsely simpler, since I'm thinking like a developer would think and not an end user, I'm less dependant on the gui as well although a good gui really helps me kick back...

My question is this: There are many linux distributions, however will a linux app that runs on one distro run on the rest? For example, will an app that came bundled with the redhat cd install and run in mandrake/SuSE/debian/corel? Will linux apps work on all linux distro's? if they will then this makes picking a distro much more painless for me. As I'm trying to find one with the highest app and driver developer support.


Thanks to everyone!