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  • Kasm Workspaces Simplified: The Essential Guide for New Users

    Kasm Workspaces, dubbed “the container streaming platform” enables you to run applications and even entire Linux distributions inside your web browser. This container-based solution can be self-hosted on your own hardware, and its feature set unlocks more potential for homelabs and enterprise alike. In this video, Jay will present an entire getting started guide for Kasm Workspaces, which will cover how to deploy it, manage individual workspaces, and more!

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    Please note: This video is sponsored by Kasm, but it is NOT a review. This video is a tutorial for those that have already decided to deploy Kasm Workspaces. If you’d like Jay’s opinion on Kasm Workspaces as a product, check out this review which is NOT sponsored by Kasm.

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  • How I Set Up the Sway Window Manager on Debian 12

    Recently, I mentioned that I was switching each of my Linux installs to Debian. But what does that mean for my laptops and desktops? In this video, I’ll show you the Sway window manager implementation I’ve been working on, and where it stands as of now. Plus, I’ll show you how you can set this up for yourself!

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    Thanks to Akamai for sponsoring this video! Check out Akamai’s cloud platform to spin up your very own Linux server!

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  • Enterprise Linux Security Episode 77 – Security News Sync

    In this episode, Jay and Joao catch up on recent stories. Among the topics they’ll discuss another version of CentOS going end of life (and why upgrading isn’t so straight-forward), the recent curl vulnerability, and more!

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  • The Homelab Show Episode 111 – Open Source, Firewalls, and other Updates

    In this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some odds and ends, including a great deal of discussion on firewalls. Don’t miss it!

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  • Diving into Neovim: Features, Benefits, and Basics

    Neovim is all the rage within the Linux community nowadays, but what is it? How does it differ from traditional Vim? In this video, Jay will give you a basic overview of Neovim and its benefits.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 6) – Tips, Tricks and How to Configure Vim

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, you’ll learn some additional tricks to help you level up your Vim skillset.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 5) – Splitting your Vim Window

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, you’ll learn how to split your Vim window which will enable additional multitasking capabilities.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 4) – Visual Mode

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, we’ll explore visual mode.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 3) – Getting Started with Buffers

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, we’ll take a look at buffers.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 2) – Modes, Navigation and More

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, you’ll learn more of the basics and expand your knowledge.

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  • Vim Editing Essentials (Episode 1) – Basic Usage (and how to exit Vim)

    Welcome to the brand new Vim series! In this course, you’ll learn everything you’ll need to know in order to become productive with Vim, a popular UNIX/Linux text editor. You’ll learn how to install it, how to use it, and some quality of life tips to increase your skills. In this episode, you’ll get an introduction to Vim and learn some of the basics.

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  • What’s New in Ubuntu 23.10? Checking out the new Installer, Tiling Assist, and More!

    Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” was recently released, and with it comes some interesting changes. In this video, Jay goes over some of the more interesting changes with this version, and will give you his thoughts.

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