If you were a newcomer and you wish to learn, train and practice web development for example: django. Let's suppose you know little about Linux and python, how a Linux distro could you help you? What tools, wizards, configurations, would you expect?
None, the particular web stack should take care of any tools, wizards, or config that is relevant.<p>Web dev has become to broad.<p>See <a href="https://apollokit.org" rel="nofollow">https://apollokit.org</a> for a good example. You still need some tools around. Yarn and nodejs, but that should be it. Docker for the more adventurous.
PHP Laravel offers a Vagrant virtual machine image with instructions. One can be up and running in 15 minutes. <a href="https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/homestead" rel="nofollow">https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/homestead</a>