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An Inside Look at my Internal Ansible Automation Solution
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.

Relevant Links

Here’s a handful of links for various things that were either mentioned or directly used within the video:
- Systemd tutorial
- Systemd Timers tutorial
- Ansible Udemy Course
- Ansible YouTube Course (Udemy version is newer)
- ansible-pull tutorial
- Healthchecks.io
- Pushover app
- tmux Tutorial Series
- vim Tutorial Series
Note: No commission is earned from the links in the above section
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My Linux Daily Driver: A Complete Setup Overview

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!

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Inside a Real Data Center: The Technology Behind BigScoots

In this video, Jay was invited to the BigScoots datacenter to get an exclusive inside-look at what it’s really like behind-the-scenes. Located in Chicago, the BigScoots datacenter is located in a carrier hotel, with interesting history of its own. Jay chats with James Webb (their COO) about some incredible facts regarding their infrastructure, and some of the decisions that went into its design.

Thanks to BigScoots for sponsoring this production! Be sure to check them out if you’re interested in having your WordPress issues become a thing of the past. Use Coupon Code “LearnLinuxTV” to get 99% off your first month!

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The Problems with Linux No One Talks About

What’s wrong with Linux? In this video, Jay and @RaidOwl discuss some of the issues that surround Linux and prevent wider adoption in the desktop market.

This video is part of Learn Linux TV’s 45 Drives Creators Summit coverage. Check out 45 Drives here.

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Expert Tips for an Easier Linux Transition | 45 Drives Presentation
Switching to Linux? At the 45 Drives Creators Summit, Jay gave a presentation that goes over the five stages of switching to Linux, as well as some tips to help newcomers with the transition.

Download Jay’s presentation slides
- LibreOffice Version
- Microsoft Office Version
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How 45 Drives Disrupts The Storage Market

What’s wrong with Linux? In this video, Jay and @RaidOwl discuss some of the issues that surround Linux and prevent wider adoption in the desktop market. This video is part of Learn Linux TV’s 45 Drives Creators Summit coverage.

This video is part of Learn Linux TV’s 45 Drives Creators Summit coverage. Check out 45 Drives here.

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Inside 45 Drives: A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Their Market Disruption
In this video, Jay talks about his experience at 45 Drives, a company that does storage different. This includes a look behind the scenes, shenanigans from other YouTubers, and more!

Check out my fellow YouTubers who were also featured during this event
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Taking a Tour of my Awesome Home Office/YouTube Studio
The LearnLinuxTV studio was recently remodeled! Since you guys asked for an updated studio tour, I figured I’d give you exactly that in this video. You’ll see the entire room, including (but not limited to) the technology half, the retro-gaming half, recording devices, homelab devices, and more!

Relevant Links:
- List of products featured in this video
- Awesome decorative lamps (Sankora Studios)
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I wrote an Entire Book with Free and Open-Source Software

LibreOffice, an office suite from the Document Foundation contains all the features you’d expect in an office suite, including (but not limited to) the ability to create text, spreadsheet, and presentation documents. So why aren’t more people using it? In this video, Jay discusses some of the unreasonable stigma LibreOffice suffers from. Is LibreOffice inferior to Microsoft Office? Well, Jay wrote an entire book with LibreOffice – and naturally, has some thoughts!

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Gaining Experience for your Linux Career – What should you Learn?!

If you’re trying to get your foot in the door for an exciting career in Information Technology, what should you learn? There’s countless technologies out there, and you can’t learn them all. In this video, Jay discusses an unlikely source of information for what to learn – visiting job boards!

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Why you should build your Portfolio in Github to gain a Linux Job

Obtaining a career in any IT field can sometimes be a competitive experience depending on how many other applicants there might be. But have you ever thought of using Github as a portfolio to make you stand out and increase your chances of receiving an offer? In this video, Jay discusses how Github can be the ultimate portfolio for getting a new job.

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Is Ubuntu a bad Linux Distro?

Ubuntu – the distribution that many members of the Linux community love to hate. But why? Is the hate warranted, or are people overreacting? In this video, I’ll give you my thoughts on some or the criticisms that Ubuntu faces nowadays.

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