Ubuntu Desktop easiest LAMP
sudo apt-get install tasksel
sudo apt-get tasksel
Then choose LAMP, this is all.
To install stufs like scss
sudo apt-get install rubygems
sudo gem install haml
sudo gem install compass
Pear
sudo apt-get install php-pear
Some tools
sudo pear channel-discover pear.phpunit.de
sudo pear install phpunit/PHPUnit
sudo pear channel-discover pear.php.net/PhpDocumentor
sudo pear install PhpDocumentor
sudo pear channel-discover zend.googlecode.com/svn
sudo pear install zend/zend
sudo apt-get install zend-framework-bin