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Speaking from personal experience: get a spare laptop or external drive and jump right into it. Gentoo is where I learned Linux. The handbook is so good and is my highest recommended source of getting into Linux, assuming you take it slow to understand it. While a VM might be an option, I think you’ll have less problems on a direct system… But maybe I’m wrong, I’ve never tried installing Gentoo on a VM before. Just know, this system will need care… Keep Gentoo updated frequently, else you’ll have issues with dependencies. If this is your first time digging into Linux, you’ll goof. But don’t fret, for there’s always a fix! If you find yourself needing something less demanding, my go to has been Mint for that. However these days I’ve actually been re creating my laptop on Gentoo with an external USB C. Turns out even on that it runs games better, so can’t wait to move it to an nvme lol