Getting the Hang of Focal Fossa

When I still had that toxic job that lasted for about 4 months including 2 months quarantine, I casually asked our contracted web app dev if he has some stuff for me to do. I didn't have enough workload at the time so maybe I could help him with some tasks. To my surprise, he told me that he might be needing first-level tech support since his one and only IT staff went to the big city and hasn't come back for some reason. I wasn't expecting to be offered another job. I just know that he has a small IT company that doesn't have a traditional office. He just mainly goes out in the field to support his clients. And this would be the job. The only thing is that the salary won't be as high as the previous boring work I had as an executive assistant. But being an on-call tech support means more free time to do other things and not having to get along with colleagues for 8 hours a day 6 days a week.

He asked me to study Linux. Oh wait study what? Honestly, I haven't touched anything other than Windows for years. This operating system has been my comfort zone even though it can be frustrating most of the time. It's a love-hate relationship. I think this job opportunity is too good to pass up. If there's anything I want to do during my free time, that is learning some new skills. I guess I'll do anything just to get that job as it affords me to work less and live more.

I don't want to fully install Linux on my computer yet so I want to try it out first on this thing called VMware. It is a virtual machine software that allows you to install any operating system. It is just a trial version so I am trying to make the most of it. As you can see above, you can easily power on an OS without interrupting anything else.

I downloaded and installed the latest Ubuntu version called Focal Fossa on my virtual machine. Ubuntu is just one of the many Linux distributions available for download. So far, I like what I am seeing! I was greeted by this diabolika-like image. Ubuntu is fast, GUI is nice and everything seems way easier to use. No frills no fuss, or anything annoying like in Windows. And not as pompous as Mac (sorry fanboys!). And the best thing of all - it is free!

For now, I need to concentrate on studying the Linux terminal or the command line interface, it's similar to that command prompt in Windows. The commands are kind of different so I just need to practice every day until I get comfortable with it.

Although I very much like Ubuntu now, I'm still kind of worried about leaving my comfort zone OS. I like to download and install a lot of stuff on my computer so I am worried about software compatibility issues and all. But hey who knows, maybe I'll be switching to Ubuntu soon for good. Anyway, let's see if I get the job first!