Mac Dude is in a Hard Linux Spot

Hey team! Long time listener! Was hoping for some advice. I am currently in a junior developer position in a Linux shop. Therefore, I need access to a Linux OS when developing at home.

With my intel Mac I just used VMs but that's not possible anymore. For starters VMware fusion seems to suck on MacBook Pro M1 and second I often have to mess with assembly so I would like to remain on a x86 platform.

I have a desktop that I do not use that I can just remote work from and was hoping for an OS recommendation. I started with fedora35 but I could not get xrdp or VNC to work through guac. I successful installed RHEL8.5 but it does not support docker without installing and older version and disabling the firewall.

Do you guys recommend a solid OS for development? Most of my development will be through ssh using CLions remote development feature but I always want access to the UI at work via guac.