If you want to practice with different distros then Virtual Box is very useful. Install Virtual Box plus a bootable ISO of your chosen distro. You can then boot a fresh VM from the Iso. The network setup in Virtual Box has a couple of choices so come back here when you are ready and ask.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 2:19 PM alain williams via GLLUG < [email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 02:00:16PM +0100, Greater London Linux UUG wrote: > > > * Try a variety of distributions, they all do things a little > > different, if you are using Linux server side, maybe try a RHEL based > > distro like Fedora or Rocky Linux, and then Debian/Ubuntu. This helps > > with a broader knowledge of Linux, which might help in the future if > > you are looking for work, or your organisation chooses to migrate to > > another distro. > > If you are building a server: Rocky over Fedora. A Fedora release is only > supported for about a year, Rocky (== Red Hat Enterprise) and is supported > for > about 10 years. You do not want to rebuild servers often. > > Debian is also good for servers. > > -- > Alain Williams > Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT > Lecturer. > +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ > Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: > https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html > #include <std_disclaimer.h> > > -- > GLLUG mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug >
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