• Linux Distro Review: Crunchbang++ 11

    Crunchbang++ 11 was recently released, and it’s awesome! So, why aren’t more people aware of this really good Linux distro? Crunchbang++ is lightweight, fun to use, and well designed. In this video, I install the latest version and check it out.

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  • Enterprise Linux Security – Episode 02: Attack Vectors

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  • The Homelab Show Episode 21 – Synology

    Check out episode #21 of the Homelab Show podcast! This time around, the focus is on Synology. Tom Lawrence and I will talk about the features we love the most, and all sorts of things Synology-related. Don’t miss it!

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  • LIVE Distro Review: Manjaro 21.1 “Pahvo” (GNOME Edition)

    Manjaro recently released version 21.1 of the popular Arch-based distribution, and in this video the community and I will review the GNOME edition together, Live! Viewers will be able to help me test it out and it’s going to be a TON of fun.

    Note: Due to technical difficulties at the beginning, the actual review starts at 06:09.

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  • Linux Crash Course – The sed Command

    In this episode of Linux Essentials, we explore the sed command. sed, aka the “stream editor” is an underused command, and that’s a shame because it’s extremely useful for manipulating text. In this video, I’ll show you the basics of the sed command.

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  • Special “SysAdmin Day” 2021 Panel Discussion

    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.

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  • Linux Crash Course – Managing Groups

    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!

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  • New Podcast: Enterprise Linux Security

    Enjoy the first episode of a brand new, bi-weekly podcast. Joao and I will get together in each episode and talk about all things Linux Security, with a focus on the Enterprise.

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  • Linux Crash Course – Automatically mounting storage volumes with /etc/fstab

    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.

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  • Linux Crash Course – Managing Users

    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.

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  • Linux Crash Course – Formatting & Mounting Storage Volumes

    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.

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  • OpenSUSE Leap 15.3 Full Review (Featuring Mycroft)

    It’s time to review openSUSE 15.3! Mycroft joins me in the studio to talk about the latest release. It’s an awesome distribution, and it was very fun to review!