“No, I didn’t break up with Ubuntu. I’m just in a career-driven phase where I need to know Azure. It’s not betrayal — it’s professional growth.
Let’s be clear — I only ghost people, not operating systems.
So here’s what’s up: Lately, I’ve been knee-deep in Azure labs, spinning up Windows VMs, and scripting things in PowerShell like a proper government IT guy. And suddenly people are like:
“Bro… are you leaving Ubuntu?” “You okay? You’ve been talking about Microsoft a lot.”
Relax. I’m not abandoning Ubuntu. I’m just… expanding my tech situationship. :))
Ubuntu is still my daily ride-or-die
Yes, I’ve been studying Azure. Yes, I’ve been playing with Windows Server 2022. But when I want peace, silence, and no random reboots at 2AM — Ubuntu is still my safe space.
It’s clean. It’s fast. It doesn’t force me to restart just because I updated a font. It doesn’t ask me to sign in to anything just to open Settings. Ubuntu understands me. 🥲
Different tools, different moods
I work in public sector IT — that means Microsoft everything. Office 365, Active Directory, Azure, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint (that nobody uses properly)… it’s all part of the day job.
But when I want to:
Run Nmap scans
Build a little CTF lab
Write a Python script
Break things in the name of learning
Ubuntu is the one I call.
Ubuntu lives in the cloud too, okay?
I even use Ubuntu on Azure, so technically I’m still loyal. My cloud setup has Ubuntu VMs doing the heavy lifting for:
Jump boxes
Web servers
Internal security testing
And “I just need a terminal that doesn’t yell at me” days
I didn’t switch sides — I leveled up
This isn’t betrayal. This is growth. I’m building skills in Windows + Azure because that’s what the world (and my job) needs right now. But Ubuntu’s still here. In my heart. And in my second monitor.
Knowing both worlds — Microsoft and Linux — makes me more dangerous (and more hirable). It’s like being bilingual, except the second language is “sudo”.
TL;DR: Ubuntu is still my baby
I’m just also seeing Azure on the side. Professionally. With boundaries. :))
So no, I haven’t turned my back on Ubuntu. I’m just juggling two operating systems… and so far, nobody’s crashed.
Stay tuned on TeoEspero.com — I’m working on a post called “Running Ubuntu in Azure Like a Boss (Without Breaking the Budget)” Because yes, you can love Linux and still get paid to speak fluent Microsoft.
