Home Assistant is a Linux-based smart home operating system with a very low barrier to entry. In addition to being completely free, its minimum system specifications mean it works on most computers produced within the last 10 to 15 years (plus humble single-board computers).

I have switched back to Linux as my daily operating system. For virtualisation I have always used Virtual Box and still do, but I have always wanted to try VirtManager. In the past, I was put off by the number of configurations, and there was always something not