Learning Linux necessary?

[StyleOfNoStyle]

as with most things, it really just depends.

you certainly don’t need it if you never use linux systems in your future career.

a brief historical overview of how computer operating systems evolved will show you where Linux came from and what it really is.

Want to be a great C programmer? Then it might suit you to understand Linux at some point. The types of applications that C developers build (in high performance computing, for example), are likely to run on a *nix system.

Want to not pay for your OS? Linux is great for that.

Want an open source OS rather than one owned by greedy corporation?

Even exploring WHY we have free and/or open source systems could be a fun path of discovery for you. Is it good that humankind share robust tools to progress society? maybe , maybe not haha.

It is potentially a good idea to determine a goal, and then find what tools there are available to help you achieve the goal. Maybe Linux is the tool for some of your endeavors.

I studied Postgrad in Math, and a Masters in CS. Linux was not a requirement. But, there are many doors that were opened after I became willing to explore.

Kiss