New ask Hacker News story: Want to learn Linux but scared to damage system

Want to learn Linux but scared to damage system
6 by shivajikobardan | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Firstly I am an aspiring web developer. Everyone has been saying "linux, learn linux" to me. I'm not understanding why that's the case. But personally, I love linux because it makes my life easier. No BSODs, no need to restart after installing package, one command package installation, great software center, wonderful community like linux org, hackernews and reddit. And what not. But I'm "zero" on linux. My biggest issue is data and being a poor guy, I can't afford extra backup system because they cost 4x the amount they cost in US. So, I decided to again reinstall windows. But I still want to learn linux. Is there a way for me? My laptop isn't powerful enough to support virtual machine. Is there a way to learn linux for me? And how'd linux help me in my web development journey? I've heard every servers use linux. Do I need to use linux OS to learn linux? I don't want to dual boot because it's not recommended that much.

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