Switching to Linux is one of the best decisions you can make for your computer — but knowing where to start is another matter entirely. This book is your guide through that transition, written by Jay LaCroix, creator of the Learn Linux TV YouTube channel, with over a decade of experience helping people make Linux approachable.
Whether you’re fed up with Windows nudging you toward Microsoft Edge or Apple prompting you to sign in to yet another account, Linux offers a computing experience designed to work for you, not against you. You’ll learn everything you’ll need to know — from understanding what Linux actually is, to choosing a distribution, installing it, and using it confidently day to day.
By the end, you won’t just have Linux running on your computer. You’ll understand it!
In various tutorials throughout the history of LearnLinuxTV, we’ve gone over the importance of using public keys with OpenSSH. But what do you do when you have multiple clients you work with, how do you manage keys between them? In this video, we’ll go through an example scenario where we have three clients, and we need to maintain multiple SSH keys for each.
When creating a deployment image or template for distributing Linux to devices or servers, it’s a good idea to make sure that you reset the host keys for SSH. In this video, I’ll show you an easy method I found for automating this.
You can find the systemd unit file I used in the video here.
With the recent release of Pop!_OS 21.10, a version for the Raspberry Pi was also released. In this video, I’ll check out the new Pi spin and give you my thoughts.
TheLog4Shell vulnerability is taking the Internet by storm, and it’s already being used for real-world attacks. In this video, Jay discusses the details around Log4Shell vulnerability in Log4j, and also CrowdSec’s community-based response to the situation.
Released on December 14th, Pop!_OS 21.10 is built on the latest Ubuntu base, and features a new application library feature. In this review, I’ll show off the new release, and give you my thoughts.
Proxmox Backup Server is a custom Linux distro that you can run on your server to have it serve as a backup endpoint. It integrates quickly and easily with Proxmox Virtual Environment, making it a great solution to back up your virtual machines and containers. In addition to that, it can also be used to store non-VM backups too, so running Proxmox Virtual Environment is NOT a requirement. In this video, I’ll teach you everything you need in order to get started with Proxmox Backup Server.
You can download the Proxmox Backup Server ISO image from here. Also, feel free to check out the official documentation pages to learn even more.
Be sure to check out the Proxmox Full Course for Virtual Environment here if you haven’t already.
The ps command is useful for taking a look at the processes that are running on your Linux system. In this video, I’ll show you the basics of the ps command, and some variations you can use to show the output in different ways.
In this episode of Awesome Linux Tools, the spotlight is on Lynis – a really awesome utility you can use to get a better understanding of the overall security hygiene of your server. In this video, Jay will show you how to install it, and also how to run an audit.
Linus from Linus Tech Tips recently released a couple of videos where he attempts to use Linux as his daily driver, and makes some interesting decisions. In this video, Tom and Jay, two full-time Linux users, share their thoughts on how Linus could’ve done better.
CrowdSec is a cutting-edge security solution for your Linux servers. As an intrusion prevention system, its goal is to stop unauthorized access and prevent attacks. But unlike other IPS solutions, it does it a different way – by using knowledge as power. CrowdSec was covered on this channel before, but in this video, you’ll see an updated look complete with an overview of how to set up protection for WordPress as well.
The number of command combinations you can come up with on the Linux command-line is seemingly endless, and there are some real gems out there that you might not know about. In this video, Jay goes over some of his favorite command combos, time-saving tricks, and other various tips he wish he learned sooner. In this video, you’ll find all kinds of things to add to your command-line toolbox.
In this episode of Linux Essentials, we’ll go over data streams. Specifically, Standard Output (stdout), Standard Input (stdin), and Standard Error (stderr). We’ll also take a look at how to redirect specific data streams, so you can easily separate errors from output.
