Checking out a Linux distro? No distribution is complete without these ten essential productivity apps! In this video, Jay goes over his ten favorite Linux Deskto apps. Don’t miss it!
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.
The nslookup command is used to fetch DNS queries, such as A records and MX records. In this video, Jay will go over the basics of the nslookup command so you can add it to your toolset. This video is part of Learn Linux TV’s “Linux Crash Course” series, now over 70 episodes long!
“Infrastructure as Code” is a great thing – you can configure just about anything! In this video, we’ll explore how to use one such tool, Terraform, to provision virtual machines. We’ll explore how to set it up, create an API key, and then watch a VM come to life.
What are Universal Apps? Why do they stir up so much controversy?! In this video, Jay explains what universal apps and makes the case that for user-space apps, it’s the way to go going forward.
Remembering to install patches can be a pain, especially when you’re keeping track of a large number of servers. Thankfully, setting up automatic updates in Ubuntu 24.04 is easy – and in this video, Jay walks you through the entire process.
If you want your computer to have a split personality, why not set up a dual boot? In this video, Jay shows off the process of setting up a dual boot between Windows 11 and Linux Mint 22.
After the biggest IT outage in history, our System Administrator friends are no doubt tired (or might even still be working on it!) In this special live stream, Jay and Joao discuss being a System Administrator during a crisis. Also, how can we appreciate our System Administrators in general?
This video was recorded live on July 26th 2024 at 11:30am EST.
In this video, Jay and Joao have a live discussion regarding the recent events surrounding CrowdStrike, a company that’s effectively broken computers and servers world-wide, leaving them in an unusable state.
Want to try out a Linux distribution? How do you go through the installation process, and what exactly should you do with an ISO image? In this video, Jay walks through the process of setting up installation media for Linux using usbimager, a cross-platform tool.
Check out usbimager (the tool that was used in this video) here.
If you’re looking for a full walkthrough on installing Jenkins on Ubuntu 24.04 (along with an agent instance), you’ve come to the right place! In this video, Jay details the entire setup process of Jenkins on the latest version of Ubuntu Server during this easy to follow guide.
As you become more experienced with Linux, finding important files when you need them can be a real nuisance. Thankfully, we have a handful of tools available to help us find things. In this episode of the Linux Crash Course series, we’ll explore one of those tools: The locate command.
