AntiX Linux is a lightweight Linux distro which works well for anyone who wants desktop Linux on old, low-spec hardware. In this video, we'll look at how I used AntiX to breathe new life into an ancient Core Duo iMac from the year 2006. This model iMac won't run any version of OS X newer than the ancient 10.5 Leopard. So, I searched for a modern Linux distro that would be lightweight enough to run on this machine. Linux saved the day, so I wasn't disappointed.
By the way, when I say that this is a lightweight distro, I mean that it's a Linux lightweight in resource usage, but it's not lightweight in performance. The IceWM desktop does make for a great Linux desktop.
Mastering Linux Security and Hardening Second Edition is the updated and expanded version of the original best-selling book. It covers topics such as user management, Linux sudo usage, Linux encryption technologies, Linux firewalls, Mandatory Access Control such as AppArmor and SELinux, OpenSCAP, Linux kernel hardening, Linux process isolation, Secure Shell hardening, Linux auditing, and more. It also help you study for a Linux security certification exam, such as LPI Level 3. If you're a Linux administrator who is interested in Linux security, you should check out Mastering Linux Security & Hardening.
To purchase directly from Packt Publishing:
https://www.packtpub.com/cloud-networking/mastering-linux-security-and-hardening-second-edition
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7yzUu2JbU
The lsblk command in Linux is a handy command for Linux administration. You can use it to view information about block devices on your Linux system, which are random access devices. In particular, this can help you with Linux storage management.
I hope you enjoy this Linux tutorial for beginners, brought to you by the BeginLinux Guru.
Here's the link to the article that I mentioned in the video:
https://linoxide.com/linux-command/linux-lsblk-command/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UxlgrJXz5E
In this chapter of systemd Basics, we'll look at systemd targets, and how they equate to the old Red Hat style of runlevels. We'll see how to use the systemctl utility to change from one target to another, and to set the default target.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Ijrc9k71g
A common question for Linux beginners is, "Which distro should I start with?" The answer really depends upon what you want to do with Linux. Do you want to set up a Linux desktop or Linux workstation? Do you want to learn enterprise Linux server administration? Or, do you want to learn something that can be used for cloud deployments? The answer to which Linux distro you should learn will depend upon your desired use-case secenario. For Linux desktops, there's a whole range of choices, depending upon your own tastes. For Linux servers and Linux cloud deployments, your choices are much narrower.
Hopefully, this will help you choose the best linux distro for beginners.
Recommended by Donnie:
https://youtu.be/lsckt-_NCjY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjZrUKhh78
In this series of Linux administration videos, we'll look at the process of Linux user account creation for the various families of Linux distros. We'll look at the passwd file, the shadow file, the group file, and the gshadow file. We'll then look at the default settings in the login.defs file. In future Linux tutorial videos, we'll look at the actual process of creating and managing user accounts.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvS5oQ5xDKo
In some cases, you might not want for a network service to run at all times. By creating a systemd static file on your Linux server, you can have a network service only start whenever it detects an incoming connection request. Basically, it works by having a systemd socket file intercept the connection request for the service that you want to start dynamically.
For the demo in this video, installed the micro-httpd webserver on a Raspberry Pi that's running Ubuntu Server 18.04.
I hope that you like this Linux tutorial for Linux system administrators, and I'll see you next time.
To buy my "Mastering Linux Security and Hardening" book:
https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/mastering-linux-security-and-hardening
To buy my "Mastering Linux Security and Hardening" video course:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-_i-JROzY
In this Linux tutorial for beginners, we look at "neofetch", which is a handy utility that lets you view basic system information on a Linux operating system.
Link to original article:
https://www.ostechnix.com/neofetch-display-linux-systems-information/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BIjzgYMmGg
This is a tour of the FreeIPA web interface on a CentOS 7 client. FreeIPA is a centralized identity management technology that was developed by Red Hat, and first deployed on Fedora Linux as a test bed.
Check out my new book, "Mastering Linux Security and Hardening", now available from Packt Publishing.
https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/mastering-linux-security-and-hardening
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZE24QZmPKk
In this Linux tutorial for beginners, we'll look at two Linux tools for viewing Linux system information. We'll use the Linux lspci command to view information about what you have connected to the pci bus, and the Linux lsusb command to view information about what you have connected to the USB bus.
Note that these two Linux commands generally show up on entry-level Linux certification exams, so you'll want to know about them for both real life and for passing your exam.
Thank you for watching another Linux administration tutorial from the BeginLinux Guru.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6wiAmVaqn4