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!
Fedora Workstation 42 is finally here, powered by Linux kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48. This time around, there’s some interesting improvements – most notably with performance. In this video, Jay takes a look at the latest release.
What’s it like within a hacking group? After 190,000 chat messages from the Black Basta group leak, we get an inside look at operations within such a group. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss this recent development. Also, breaking news regarding CVE’s literally almost becoming a thing of the past!
This full course will teach you everything you need to know to monitor your server’s resource health with Netdata. Discover how to install it, view graphs, set up alerts, view logs, and more! In this episode, we’ll take a look at getting Netdata installed.
Thanks so much to Netdata for sponsoring this course! Check them out for free and enhance your server monitoring.
This full course will teach you everything you need to know to monitor your server’s resource health with Netdata. Discover how to install it, view graphs, set up alerts, view logs, and more! In this episode, we’ll get an overview of what to expect from the course.
Thanks so much to Netdata for sponsoring this course! Check them out for free and enhance your server monitoring.
How might an internal automation solution be built using Ansible? In this video, Jay gives you an overview of the actual automation system used internally within Learn Linux TV – dubbed “Config-a-ma-jig”. He’ll go over his thought process when it comes to its design, which may inspire you to come up with new features for your own solution.
Note: This is a design overview, not a tutorial.
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If you’re looking for a simple, easy to use virtualization solution for your Linux desktop – GNOME’s “Boxes” app might just be what you’re looking for! In this video, Jay will give you an overview of GNOME Boxes and how to use it.
What distro does Jay use? What’s his setup like? This is a very common question on the channel – and in this video, you’ll get an inside look at his Linux environment – now based on Fedora!
With the Linux Crash Course series, you’ll learn valuable Linux skills – one video at a time. In this episode, you’ll learn the basics of the journalctl command – which is the standard for viewing log files going forward.
For those of you that are just starting out with your Linux-switching journey, this video will give you five tips to help you make your transition smoother.
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In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss a couple of recent vulnerabilities, with one of them showing how unskilled threat actors can bolster their abilities with Artificial Intelligence, a trend that’s sure to become very popular in the future.
