Apache and perl will come with any distro. Also, in order to avoid humiliating taunts when asking questions about Linux, make sure you understand that Linux is just the kernel (stable version at 2.4.19). :) If you're doing web development with Apache and perl, you'll probably want mod_perl, which is an Apache module specifically made to run perl CGI scripts from. You'll also want to download the latest Mozilla browser. The distros tend to be a little behind on it. In terms of a development environment, I myself prefer just a bunch of XTerms with nedit for coding.