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?
Yes, but I would recommend trying out some Linux server stuff too to give yourself some real world applications.
Try installing headless Debian on a second computer and running minecraft or jellyfin in Docker. If you can do that well and scale your server to run dozens of 24/7 containers, you’re basically an entry-level cloud engineer.
Aliexpress has some cheap N100 computers if you don’t have a spare computer to be a server.