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Ready to try the Sway window manager? In this hands-on Linux tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Sway, navigate with keyboard shortcuts, use workspaces, manage windows, customize your configuration, and more.
Sway brings the power of a tiling window manager to Wayland, and in this beginner-friendly guide, I’ll show you what it’s actually like to use. Stick around for the hands-on lab where we’ll configure Sway ourselves!
Kestra 2.0 is here, and in this tutorial I’ll show you how to automate DigitalOcean with it. We’ll walk through the brand new DigitalOcean plugin, build our Kestra flow, and add inputs so the flow can be reused with different values. If you’ve been looking for an open-source way to automate your cloud infrastructure, this one’s for you!
Learn how to create a Linux Golden Image on Linode and use it to deploy secure, preconfigured VPS instances in minutes.
In this hands-on Linux tutorial, you’ll learn what a Golden Image is, why system administrators use them, and the best practices to follow when building one. We’ll prepare a reusable Linode image by installing updates, preinstalling essential packages, configuring Fail2ban, and converting the finished VPS into a deployment-ready template.
By the end of the lab, you’ll be able to launch new Linux servers from your Golden Image – saving time, improving consistency, and eliminating repetitive server configuration.
Every time you create a new user account on a Linux system, the files that land in their home directory have to come from somewhere – and that somewhere is /etc/skel. In this video I walk through what the skel directory actually is, how it gets used during account creation, and how you can leverage it so every new user on your servers and workstations starts out with exactly the configuration you want.
For a small donation, grab a zip file full of configs for Bash, ZSH, Vim, Tmux, i3, Sway (and more)! Curated over a decade, there’s something for everyone!
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SteamOS is no longer limited to the Steam Deck—and it could completely change Linux gaming on desktop PCs. In this video, I explore the full SteamOS experience, from installing and launching games to system updates, settings, purchasing games, and using the Linux-based Desktop Mode.
For a walkthrough of the entire installation process, check out my SteamOS beginner guide!
(more…)GB vs GiB and TB vs TiB—what’s the difference? Learn why storage sizes often appear incorrect, how SI and IEC prefixes work, and which units accurately describe your SSD, hard drive, and computer storage.
Just installed Arch Linux? This Arch Linux post-install guide covers 10 essential steps for building a secure, optimized, and fully functional desktop – including Pacman, Flatpak, CPU microcode, firewall configuration, SSD TRIM, multimedia codecs, Bluetooth, printers,the AUR and more!
Learn how to install SteamOS on a desktop PC and transform your computer into a dedicated, console-style gaming rig. This step-by-step SteamOS installation guide covers compatible hardware, system requirements, creating a bootable USB installer, booting the installation media, and installing SteamOS from start to finish.
Whether you’re building a custom Steam Machine, repurposing an old gaming PC, or looking for a Linux gaming alternative to Windows, this tutorial will help you get started.
Do you actually know how fast your network is? Not what your switch spec sheet says — what it’s really doing between two hosts. iPerf3 is the tool sysadmins and homelab enthusiasts reach for when they need real answers, and in this video I’ll show you how to use it from the ground up.
We cover everything from installation to practical usage, including how to test WiFi vs wired, push a 10 gigabit ethernet connection, bind to a specific interface, and dial in your test parameters for accurate results.
If you’ve ever rebooted a Linux server and had it fail to come back up, there’s a good chance the culprit is sitting right in your /etc/fstab file. Device names like /dev/sda1 can shift after a reboot, a drive swap, or even a kernel update — and when that happens, your mounts break and your server may not boot at all. In this video, I break down why UUIDs matter for Linux storage, and I show you a real production server that ran into exactly this problem.
