ikr? for the little i made, i can def relate on this!
When using linux you’re spending as much time fighting the toolset as on the machine.
Also, regarding this
For start, I’d go with Blue/Devel/Granny/Legacy/Bastion, pick a machine yourself, you can filter the boxes to the easy difficulty
i may have been unclear. I didn’t meant the easiest boxes, but the ones with more important learning wise and real word scenarios