Running Linux on your desktop/laptop makes it significantly easier to run projects on the cloud. Namely, you will be familiar with all dependencies needed to run your project and how to install them online. Moreover, you will not need to make many, if any changes, to your scripts to get them to work.
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Reply to [D] Things you wish you knew before you started training on the cloud? by I_will_delete_myself
Running Linux on your desktop/laptop makes it significantly easier to run projects on the cloud. Namely, you will be familiar with all dependencies needed to run your project and how to install them online. Moreover, you will not need to make many, if any changes, to your scripts to get them to work.