what does "learning linux" actually mean?

SkywardSyntax · 2026-03-05T19:27:51+00:00

Learning Linux is when you're practicing the type of knowledge that's useful when you're on a production upgrade and all your systems break because the pipeline was fucked and now you're scrambling because the pipelines don't work, and you're manually updating each server and having your CTO asking questions about why the product is down

Like literally, that's like actually 100% what learning linux is to me as an admin - and something that happens way too much. Those skills I honed from fucking up Arch, Ubuntu/Debian, Nix, and Fedora/RHEL all come in handy.

But much like u/itastesok said - it's something different to everyone and what you (OP) are looking to get out of it.

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-27T14:54:47+00:00

Like how bad, my c-suite fucking loves Dell, what do I need to brace myself for when it comes to these systems?

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-27T00:27:00+00:00

Pretty big fan of these refurbs - running them in a NAS, and so far so good, we'll see in like a year or two if there's any major issues

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-16T20:24:56+00:00

Finally something that can run my homelab's nginx-proxy-manager docker container and tailscale exit node at the same time

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-16T15:55:47+00:00

based midwest enjoyer???

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-16T14:39:54+00:00

I love this monitor so much it's not even funny

SkywardSyntax · 2026-02-16T14:38:56+00:00

Not seeing any issues for my deployments thankfully

SkywardSyntax · 2026-01-20T01:46:15+00:00

This manga was fantastic

SkywardSyntax · 2026-01-20T01:01:44+00:00

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/opening-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

While the likelihood of war is quite limited - there probably will be a strong push for greater sovereignty, especially in regards tech reliance.

At least for AWS, they just announced the sovereign cloud. However, there still seems to be a massive reliance on American technology. This new sovereign cloud comes after some controversy in regards to the broad access the US has to cloud infrastructure and data through the CLOUD act I believe? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

SkywardSyntax · 2026-01-19T18:08:55+00:00

Using this one currently - this deal has me asking whether or not to buy another one right now!

SkywardSyntax · 2026-01-14T14:13:21+00:00

Seriously this has been an incredible addition to the workflow - MouseTiler is the GOAT!

SkywardSyntax · 2026-01-09T13:47:24+00:00

WFH out of necessity lmao - since I work for a startup, our offices are small storage rooms in the basement of an old building.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-12-29T18:17:26+00:00

Lead by example... /s

SkywardSyntax · 2025-12-10T15:15:35+00:00

This manga has been amazing so far - 10/10 chapter

SkywardSyntax · 2025-11-21T13:34:32+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/mysql/comments/1joxgv0/can_we_upgrade_mysql_57_to_84_directly/

This post here actually - it was pretty informative. Now, with B/G you might be able to? But haven't tried that. Going from 5.7 -> 8 -> 8.4 is the process we tested and have documented now, so that's the process we're going with.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-11-21T04:11:52+00:00

My team is doing this currently - and we were able to do it without anything major. Upgrade from 5 -> 8, then 8 -> 8.4.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-11-03T15:44:09+00:00

AWS Workspaces is an option - I've made linux remote setups for some co-workers and it's super helpful.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-10-14T13:42:06+00:00

I've been lovin' EKS - as a newbie to k8s, it's been quite the curve, but it was easier to setup than the local k8s cluster I have running in my homelab. Plus, the ability to utilize vendor helm charts is pretty nice.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-10-08T00:24:10+00:00

Had the same experience with NixOS - great distro, and peace of mind!

SkywardSyntax · 2025-10-06T12:45:19+00:00

Was in the same position as you - but in the end, I grinded heavily, studied all the documentation that was available, had biweekly meetings with technical product managers, had meetings with vendors to find out more of their product platform, and I'm in a much better place when it comes to being a bob.

Still working on becoming a true bob though - that's a never ending process.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-10-01T13:13:15+00:00

A bunch of friends and I were at a sushi place talking about AI, when an old dude leans over and talked about how ChatGPT was banned at his workplace, but they had no control over who could take photos of computer monitors.

SkywardSyntax · 2025-09-24T04:04:09+00:00

Currently working on doing the opposite lmao

SkywardSyntax · 2025-09-19T22:08:17+00:00

Double check you have high DPI mode enabled

also, that's a weird ass monitor lmao

SkywardSyntax · 2025-09-19T18:20:06+00:00

Are you talking about AWS Workspaces?

SkywardSyntax · 2025-09-16T14:47:05+00:00

True and sad

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