<p>spend more time finding an OS that you enjoy and less time fighting one that someone told you was good. vmware always makes it possible to boot Windows/Linux when you need it.</p>
<p>None of the classes need a specific OS but the instructions for some might be written with Linux in mind because the instructional solaris machines are often considered to be the baseline for running a project. Still everyone manages to get things working on their own computer, that’s going to be part of your job too.</p>