In the Linux Crash Course series, we’ll go over one important foundational Linux topic each episode. This series includes tutorials, demonstrations, and more! In this episode, we’ll take a look at how we can determine how much storage we have remaining, and we’ll also tackle how to determine which directories are using up the most space.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 32 – MySQL for Everyone!
Are you a fan of MySQL? What if we told you that there’s an infinite supply of it online, right out in the open?! It’s literally as bad as it sounds! In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss how over 3.6 million MySQL instances are publicly available, as well as other forms of unintended public access.
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Modernize your Linux Storage with btrfs!
When it comes to filesystems, btrfs is definitely a bird of another color! In this video, Jay from Learn Linux TV will break down some of the finer-points of this modern filesystem, which will include topics such as how it differs from other technologies, how to take snapshots, creating a btrfs volume of your own, and more!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 31 – How NOT to Research Security
A “researcher” with a screen name of “Sockpuppets” decides to demonstrate how insecure some specific online resources are, in the worst way possible. You can’t make this stuff up! In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss what this individual wanted to accomplish (and what happened instead).
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HP Dev One Full Review (Part 1) – First Impressions: Hardware Overview, Software Integration & More!
HP has released a Linux notebook! No, we aren’t in an alternate dimension, the Dev One notebook from HP is here, and it’s powered by Pop!_OS! LearnLinuxTV’s coverage of the HP Dev One begins with this video, where we’ll go over its specs, hardware, and much more. This is the best Linux notebook of 2022 so far, be sure not to miss it!
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 30 – Tools & Utilities
There are many tools and utilities around security and network management, and in this episode of Enterprise Linux Security, Jay and Joao discuss some of their favorites.
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Linux Crash Course – The wget Command
The Linux Crash Course is a tutorial series that goes over all of the core concepts regarding Linux that you’ll need to know, one video at a time. In this episode, the wget command is covered.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 29 – High Level Threats
In this episode, Jay and Joao unpack some recent news around the BVP47 vulnerability, and some very interesting details around it and how it came to be. This is one of those “spy thriller” type episodes, so don’t miss it!
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Linux Crash Course – The dnf Command
There’s a handful of popular package managers that are used on various Linux distributions, and dnf is among the most popular. It’s the default package manager on distros such as Red Hat, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora, among others. In this video, we’ll explore the dnf command and see examples of basic usage.
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Building your own Git Server with Gitea on AlmaLinux
Gitea is a self-hosted git server you can run on your Linux rig, enabling you to be in full control of hosting your own repositories. In this video, the process of setting up Gitea is shown on an AlmaLinux server. You’ll see the process of setting up the server, installing Gitea, and even making your first commit to a repository that’s being hosted on your new server.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 28 – Second Factor Authentication
Through the course of the podcast so far, Jay and Joao have discussed foundational topics, as well as news and current trends. In this episode, second factor authentication is discussed. This foundational episode will go over what it is, why you should use it, and also some of the things that can potentially weaken its benefit.
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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 27 – People Problems
In the industry, we spend a great deal of time hardening our security, doing our due diligence when it comes to patching, implementing firewalls, avoiding EOL software, as well as many other aspects of our security focus. But unfortunately, even a well thought out implementation of common security controls can be rendered useless if we miss the low hanging fruit – such as training our employees and making sure they understand how serious security is, and how they can help. In this episode, Jay and Joao will discuss that and more.
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