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I'm trying to get a job in IT that will (hopefully) pay more than a usual 9 to 5. I'm been daily driving Linux exclusively for about 2 1/2 years now and I'm trying to improve my skills to the point that I could be considered a so-called "power user." My question is this: will this increase my hiring chances significantly or marginally?

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[–] lynndotpy@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This has been my experience as well.

It doesn't help that, prior to 2023 (I believe), Microsoft's OpenSSH fork simply did not recognize ProxyJump. I administered a server behind a bastion, which meant every Mac and Linux user could ssh in. Windows users had to use some strange program like PuTTy.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but PuTTY has been the defacto terminal emulator on windows for the past two decades.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

After you've used a normal Linux shell for SSH, using putty feels like trying to paint the Mona Lisa with an EtchaSketch.