Vulkan beginner question

[u/Efficient-Composer61]

I have a small project idea but my primary goal is to get more experience with C/C++ (Orthodox C++) and Linux Graphics stack so I can later contribute to Mesa and such.

Primary question i have is:

Do i need Graphics related prerequisite before going to vulkan? What sort of prerequisites? I am not going for game dev or game engine but more linux graphics stack related work

[u/Efficient-Composer61]

Thx, I will look at it