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!
Debian 11 was released in August of 2021, and in this video, I give it a review. The new “Bullseye” release is definitely a welcome upgrade, but some old habits keep it from perfection. In this review, I’ll talk about what I like about the new release, as well as some of the rough edges.
JingLing sent a development version of their new JingPad A1 tablet to the LearnLinuxTV studio, and in this video I’ll give you my thoughts. Since this is a preview unit and not the final version, I will not give you my final opinion in this video. Instead, I’ll go over my first impressions of this new Linux tablet. Stay tuned to the channel for a full review as soon as the final version of the JingPad is released – and I’ll give you an even more in-depth look!
Check out the JingPad A1 here.
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System Administrator Appreciation Day is a special day of recognition that occurs on the last Friday of July each year. SysAdmin Day is intended to bring recognition to all the hard work that System Administrators perform to keep our systems running. In this video, I discuss SysAdmin Day (as well as many other topics surrounding the line of work) with Joao Correia from CloudLinux, and Brian from Admin Magazine. This was an awesome discussion, so don’t miss out!
I had a chance to sit down with Joao Correia from CloudLinux and Brian Osborn from Admin Magazine to talk about System Administrators Appreciation Day, System Administration in general, and why we need to help our Admins feel more appreciated it.
Tom visited the LearnLinuxTV studio recently to present Jay with an awesome gift – a 3D Printed Raspberry Pi Rack that he and his crew built! In this video, we’ll talk a bit about the build and give you our thoughts. This build is awesome!
In this episode of Linux Essentials, we take a look at group management. You’ll see commands such as groupadd and groupdel in action as we navigate concepts around adding groups, removing groups, assigning/removing users to groups, and more!
Tuxedo sent over their InfinityBook Pro 14 Linux notebook to the studio for me to review, and in this video, I’ll give you my thoughts. And it very well might have the best screen from any notebook I’ve ever reviewed. Check it out!
In a previous video we went over the basics of storage, and in this episode of Linux Essentials, I’ll show you how to automatically mount storage volumes when you boot your server. The primary focus will be going over the /etc/fstab file.
As a Linux Server Administrator, it’s your job to keep an eye on your users – and in this video, I’ll show you how to add and remove users. Also, I’ll show you how to change the password of your users. In addition, we’ll go over a quick summary of the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files.
cloud-init is an awesome technology that can be used to customize Linux images for deployment, that lets you do all kinds of neat things such as automatically creating users, installing packages, resetting SSH keys, and more. However, it’s often shrouded in mystery. In this video, I’ll walk you through using it to create a user, set the hostname, and install some packages.
Storage volumes are essential to our Linux servers and workstations, but how do we format and mount additional storage volumes? In this episode of Linux Essentials, I’ll walk you through the process of formatting additional storage volumes and mounting them in your Linux instance.
In this video, I’ll give you a full review of the RasPad 3 – a fun kit that turns your Raspberry Pi 4 into a tablet! Complete with a touch-screen, stereo speakers, and even its own Linux distribution – it’s quite an interesting device. Check out this review for all my thoughts.
The RasPad 3 is a neat project that enables you to turn your Raspberry Pi 4 into a full tablet! In this video, I’ll unbox the RasPad 3 and I’ll also show you the entire assembly process. Be sure to check out my full review as well.
