Sorry maybe I should have said what I wanted it for! Looking to get into the cybersecurity area, so will be learning on it and maybe end up using it for work someday, too. Unsure how demanding cybersecurity apps are on Linux. I'm doing a course at the moment and learning basic Linux and cybersecurity and it ends next week - I'd prefer to keep learning so I don't forget and rather keep building instead!
Virtualization is virtually a requirement to learn information security, especially if you want to learn Pen testing. Why?
1. You can spin up systems quickly.
2. You can "save" the systems quickly, and move them off the system.
3. You can learn about virtual networking - try networking two or more virtual machines together - and see what weaknesses exist.
4. You can set up honeypot virtual machines. Roll up a Windows XP SP1 machine with a logging enabled and see how it gets attacked.
Linux on bare metal M1 isn't mature enough the last I checked.
But... a lot of companies are moving to "the cloud" (think Amazon AWS). What exactly are you learning with cyber security via Linux? I also recommend learning Microsoft Server too.