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Big difference between UNIX systems? Which one as OSX replacement for a developer?

Hello Everyone

I am a software developer and private OS X user. I was enthusiastic with what I learned about Linux (on my OS X) during the operating system module at school and I am using some of it.
But I may not want to go the Apple way till the end. And OS X is a little too big to run on a NAS, memory stick or as a virtual machine on my workplace to make some well known CL tools available at work.

I am looking for a Linux or any other Unix (like) system like FreeBSD, Solaris, FreeDarvin, ...
I tried to find it myself, but was overwhelmed with the amount of information.

I don't know how much these systems really differ from a bash terminal point of view.I mean between the different Linux distributions and different Unix versions are there big differences in
� names of the commands (ls, find, pwd, pipes, in-output redirection, ...)?
� names of the most command line tools (iptables, grip,...)?
� directory structure?
� placement and form of configuration files?
� e.g is iptables and cronjob real differences between these systems? � would I need a completely different bash script to achieve the same on e.g. Debian and FreeBSD?

Requirement for Unix system as a secondary system:
� nice, comfortable bash terminal which supports split screen, copy & past
� portable, running on most hardware, stable and fast on some
� version for bootable USB-Stick available
� many precompiled packages available per package manager
� simple installation
� available and support long term

Requirements for Unix System as a primary system at home:
� nice and minimalistic GUI
� support of multiple displays
� support somehow Microsoft onenote
� shall support iTunes
� nice backup functionality (close to time machine on mac)
� development with Java (intellij idea, Tomcat,...)
� development of web apps (Apache, NodeJs, Browser Support)
� icloud, Dropbox, google drive,... local

What are your suggestions? Shall I better stay with OSX or are there some other options?
Are there really big differences between Unix Systems?

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libgnomeui-2

libgnomeui-2.3(3)					 Introduction to Library Functions					 libgnomeui-2.3(3)

NAME

       libgnomeui-2 - GNOME User Interface API

DESCRIPTION

       The libgnomeui-2 library provides user-interface utility routines related to the GNOME desktop environment.

       To access the API documentation, you must install the developer version of the package.

FILES

       The following files are used by this library:

       /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.soGNOME User Interface API shared library

       /usr/share/gtk-doc/html Location of developer documentation

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-libs		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       libgnome-2(3), libgnomecanvas-2(3)

NOTES

       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2004.

SunOS 5.10							    31 Aug 2004 						 libgnomeui-2.3(3)