title: Which Linux distro is best for running in a virtual machine, for programming research?
body: <p>I'd like to learn LAMP development for my own personal edification.</p>
  
  <p>I tried setting up Ubuntu 8.10 "Hardy Heron" in Microsoft VPC, but I can't get the video to work above 800x600.  Played with xorg.conf a million times but no joy.  Can anyone recommend a good distro to work with that plays well with VPC?  Any guidance on getting started with Apache and Perl/PHP would also be welcome.</p>