More and more Linux distributions are configured with 5.14 or later kernels and support for Wayland as a default out of the box. Today it requires a bit of manual tweaking at the right time to make sure that you don't come up with a blank screen on startup because Wayland is being used.
I came across one of the Linux installer ISOs (can't remember which one) that just sits there upon if you choose the default boot option. I was lucky that this particular installer had an option to boot with a generic graphics adapter (which bypasses the use of the VMware virtual graphics console). For eventual production use, this is unacceptable because it adds additional steps to the process - and if the installer doesn't provide the generic adapter option, you're hosed (or at least have to try to come up with a creative workaround)..
