[Zope] Which Linux would be the best to install the following combination

I would like to install Zope on a linux server. I will need the following minimum... Python 2.2 Zope 2.7 or greater? Which Linux should be the one i should use... if assuming, that Red hat 9 has problems with zope by default. Does plone work with Zope 2.7 ? Kind Regards, Andy.