I just recently build a PC and set it up with Ubuntu server. I thought it was going to be a hell to set up, but it was really fun and only took a couple of days. I made a guide on the hardware and everything I did to run Fastai on it link to the guide it should be the most recent reply on that thread.

Anyway, Linux is really really useful for this line of work, I'd suggest you learn it :)

Edit: spelling