Welcome to LearnLinuxTV’s brand new complete course on Bash Scripting! In this 18 episode series, you’ll learn everything you need to know in order to start writing Bash scripts. Each video builds on the previous one, with additional concepts added as the series progresses. Examples will start off easy with shorter scripts, and by the end of the series you’ll be able to write more complex scripts that will actually come in handy while maintaining Linux servers. In this episode, we’ll take a look at how this course is structured and what you can expect to get out of it.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 47 – Legislating Open Source
Supply chain attacks in open source software projects are a real possibility. In fact, we’ve covered actual incidents in previous episodes of this podcast. In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss developing legislation that will require the components within open source projects to be a part of a bill of materials (among other requirements). This is definitely something you’ll want to be aware of if your organization produces open-source software, but even non-developers should be aware of it as well.
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- Gov’t Adds Open Source Security to Software Supply Chain
- 20-page PDF with more specific details on the bill
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The Homelab Show Episode 78 – Changelog
There’s all kinds of software choices when it comes to your homelab, and in this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some recent releases of some of the platforms that are very common with homelabbers. This discussion includes some thoughts on the new release of Fedora, Proxmox, and more!
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Fedora Workstation 37: A Linux Distro with Few New Features, Still Awesome
Fedora 37 was released in November of 2022, and with it comes Linux kernel 6.0 as well as GNOME 43. In this video, Jay will give you his thoughts on this release. Is Fedora 37 worth checking out?
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Build Your Own Mastodon Server on Debian (Step by Step Server Build Guide)
There’s way too much drama with Twitter nowadays, so the alternatives are looking more attractive than ever. Setting up your own Mastodon server is a fun project, and also a potential alternative to Twitter. In this video, Jay walks you through the entire process of setting up your own Mastodon server on a Debian-based VPS.
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The Homelab Show Episode 77 – /dev/random, Mastodon & More
There’s a lot to talk about in this episode! Topics include Mastodon and some information on what it is and how to set it up, as well as additional topics around owning your media. Definitely a can’t miss episode!
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5 Must Have Tweaks to Secure OpenSSH
OpenSSH is a fantastic tool for remotely managing Linux servers, but with great power comes great responsibility! If a threat actor is able to gain access to OpenSSH on your Linux server, then they have full access to cause all kinds of mischief. In this video, Jay goes over 5 must-have tweaks to strengthen the security of OpenSSH on your server.
Thanks to Linode for sponsoring this video. Support LearnLinuxTV and spin up your very own Linux server by checking out their awesome cloud platform.
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What is $PATH on a Linux Shell? (The Linux Crash Course Series)
Do you want to Learn Linux? The Linux Crash Course series contains video lessons on all kinds of Linux commands and concepts. In this episode, we’ll take a look at the concept of $PATH in Linux. You’ll learn what it is, why it’s helpful, and also how to customize it.
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10 Linux Terminal Tips and Tricks to Enhance Your Workflow
Are you a Linux user and/or administrator? These 10 terminal tricks will show you some new and exciting ways you can enhance your workflow, shorten longer tasks, and even have a little fun along the way.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 46 – Monitoring
If you’re in charge of maintaining servers and related equipment, what should you monitor? While monitoring is something that will grow and expand over time, Jay and Joao will give you some tips in this episode to get you started. Check out this episode for some tips on some of the baseline checks you should implement with your monitoring solution of choice.
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Linux Crash Course – Understanding Logging
The Linux Crash Course is a series of tutorials that will teach you a fundamental Linux-related concept in each episode. This time around, the spotlight is on logging. In this video, you’ll see some examples of log files that exist in Fedora as well as Ubuntu.
Thanks to Linode for sponsoring today’s video! Check them out and get your very own cloud Linux server!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 45 – More Wi-Fi, More Problems
As if Wi-Fi couldn’t get anymore tedious, five (yes, FIVE) vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux mac80211 framework, which can potentially impact literally anyone that uses Wi-Fi. Thankfully, patches are already out to fix these vulnerabilities, but there’s important lessons to be learned here that this recent incident makes incredibly clear. Also, the ongoing White House security directive saga continues with some adjustments that broaden its scope.
Note: Enterprise Linux Security will return to its live format in November.
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