Linux Sysadmin Basics -- Course Introduction (Updated for 2024)

[@azlarj7628]

In 2017 I was working in IT support mainly in Windows environments. I wanted to do something different and found these videos. I followed your videos every day and when I felt comfortable enough I also started setting up a lab environment that was meant to replicate how an enterprise environment is set up using KVM. After about 5 months of a minimum of 3 hours per day learning, I felt comfortable enough to add Linux and some other skills to my LinkedIn profile. A few weeks after that I got a call from a recruiter and eventually landed my first Linux SysAdmin job. This was in the beginning of 2018. I'm still at the same job, however the position has developed into more of a DevOps type of role and I work in aws, kubernetes and everything is Infrastructure as code nowadays. I've learned so much these past 4 years and I really love my job and how the industry constantly changes. I just want to thank you for making these videos that allowed me to be where I am today. What you do is invaluable.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Yesss! Congratulations! You’re doing the dream career - have fun! Comments like this are why I still keep making videos. Appreciate it so much and I’m thrilled that I was part of your journey. Find me on linkedin!

[@azlarj7628]

I sent a connection request on LinkedIn! :) First name is Adam.

[@muhammadtashfain2192]

Please can u share our LinkedIn profile

[@PunmasterSTP]

Hey I just came across your comment and I wanted to say that that sounds great! I hope your job is still going well.

[@pyrozmbies9363]

what resources did you use to learn?

[@douwezijlstra4116]

'I was going to make this for a friend and figured other people could benefit as well' 750K views later, looks like you've done it :)

[@pwnwriter]

1M man 😮

[@manuelsanchezdeinigo3959]

Took a Linux course few years back and the guy made it seem impossible to learn, been playing on my own for awhile but this is by far the best I've come across! Thank you very much! Will be continuing my journey & excited to do so!

[@joeleenkado5761]

I am rewatching this series and learning a lot. Thank you for creating this!

[@johanneswestman935]

I just wanted to come back here and say despite the fact that these videos are slightly on the old side they are EXCELLENT. This is quite literately all you need and then some if you're a software engineer working on a Linux platform.

[@EnglishRain]

Greatest playlist ever created for Linux. I remember going through the playlist an year or two back and having remembered how good you were, i specifically searched & found you again & now again going through the whole playlist to brush up my skills. You da man!

[@GabrielMartinez-ez9ue]

You can say those exact words in 2021 and still up to date! Thank you

[@paintingsound7051]

Just want to say thank you. Your vids gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed to score a job working at Google. I've known a little about Linux for awhile, but the way you present the info here made it possible to learn what I needed in order to do what had to be done. So thank you kindly brother!

[@tutoriaLinux]

That's awesome, thanks so much for the comment! Have fun over there!

[@muhammadtashfain2192]

Please can u share our LinkedIn profile..

[@PunmasterSTP]

Hey I know it's been years but I just came across your comment and was curious. How's the job going?

[@whyomgwhywtf]

The most important thing that i have taken away from this series so far is that there is at least one person on this planet who knows how to post a video tutorial series... my biggest pet peeve is going to someone's channel for a series and its either posted in reverse or only partially completed. So thank you for the series and for knowing how to upload videos in order lol

[@kiranchowdarykodavati6388]

Dave, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to create and post these videos!

[@ndinnar]

This Linux tutorial series is awesome! I have learned so much from your videos. I have watched your entire series. I would love to see you do a series on setting up more services like Apache or PHP. Keep up the good work@

[@tutoriaLinux]

Your wish is my command :-D kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpLXhKWLhJmibtk (apache setup videos)

[@abdulmujeebshaik2287]

"we're gonna turn you into a freaking hacker"...this line made me take this course :P

Hacker is suck a misused term. A real hacker builds computers, installs Operating Systems, configures networks, etc. The term 'hacker' used by people in the Government, media, even everyday conversations is NOT a hacker. They're criminals. And at best, they're what us old timers call 'script kiddies' .

[@OddBallTrails]

Hacker simply tests out the loopholes in the security firewall, looks for the backdoor that the bad-hacker use to get access to the system and prevents any downtime due to DoS (Denial of Services) like attacks. Correct me if wrong, thanks.

[@jknock148]

Dave, this intro has got me very excited to learn Linux, thank you!

[@jacobnotte3699]

Thank god i have stumbled upon this! You are the man this is just what I needed and totally free. Much respect and thanks subbed and will be tuning into all your new vids!

[@wutangdaug]

I am five years late, but hey, I am here now. Let me love you from start.

[@tariqder2129]

Im six yrs late And Im not really here 😅😅

[@Juan_Duran]

You both got me beat, just started last week

[@MS-xu1ks]

Started today lmao.

[@BruinChang]

I am six years late. XD. Studying hard now!

[@wavesnwisdom]

starting now ;p

[@mvpsvable]

I commit myself for 30 day's to your course. Thanks for putting this together, my whole house already runs linux. I started my own business in virtualization. So this is a great way to become a sysadmin in linux, i absolutely love it, and after your course i hope i can rent myself to companies as a linux sysadmin! stay tuned! and thanks for beign awesome!

[@harekrishna108]

keep posted on your journey

[@ForceField9]

Hey, I know this is a year old comment, but what do you mean by " run my own business in virtualization"? Can you expand on that please? :D

[@muhammadtashfain2192]

bro please can you share our linkdin profile

[@PunmasterSTP]

How's the business going?

[@sayyamzahid7312]

😊😅 0:08 0:08

[@nymirapas7616]

Спасибо большое. Очень приятное объяснение. Смотрю и все понимаю.

[@realseryoga7857]

а он точно нас поймёт?))

[@Mel-qp4vq]

Dude honestly whenever someone tells me that they want to learn linux I ALWAYS refer them to this playlist.

[@dylanalex2988]

and where should i learn computer fundamentals?

[@kalojo]

@@dylanalex2988 udemy

[@jasasul8164]

@@kalojo youtube

[@mspositivityy]

Your articulation of technical concepts is extremely admirable!

[@PunmasterSTP]

Linux sysadmin basics? More like "Wow, really great information this is!" Thanks for putting all of these videos together.

[@Ulghart]

Thanks you so much for these courses. I've been working as a sysadmin of backups & storage tools, using linux and unix a lot, but never as a real linux/unix admin, only editing files, changing permissions mounting and dismounting, and that type of basic operative tasks. Now I'm taking this course and practicing and understanding at a much deeper level what I've been doing all these years. Hopefully, I could switch my career to linux admin. Gotta admit that the AIX Smitty tool for installing, upgrading, etc, is really powerful. Linux could benefit from something like that.

[@PunmasterSTP]

Hey I'm just curious; were you able to switch careers?

[@Sajjad.A]

Will start watching this playlist, and will see what I'll learn in 2 months. The reviews are very positive.

[@PutschPatriot]

Awesome! So I work in the low voltage field, I install, troubleshoot and repair security and fire systems, cameras, access control, networking and phone lines. I need to look for another career, Dr said my back is in bad shape from all my years in hard labor. I had my first taste of Linux about a year ago, I jumped on the wagon because I loved the idea of open source. I had my back surgery Dec 1st, 2015. I am in recovery now and I don't want to waste this free time I have. I want to jump in to and learn as much about Linux as I possibly can. In the networking aspect of my job I have installed and worked with Cisco routers, I noticed that Linux is making a huge progression in this field and I want to be a part of it. So for the next few days Im going to hit your courses hard and keep track of my progress. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos!

[@tutoriaLinux]

+Putsch Nice! How'd you get along with the videos? Any requests for material or improvements you'd like to see? I'm about to start uploading a bunch of new content, so holler if there's something you found lacking. Get well soon.

[@GusGusCastelanos1997]

Thanks for this course. It will improve my basic knowledge of system administration that I did not learn during college. A good way to spent time on the pandemic.

[@samuelcrees]

Well, I have obviously found the right place, already listened to your intro, once; I have Suse Linux on my machine...divided but dual booting, has it's own drive. I love Linux, but am forced to use this virus MS 8.1pro for video upload to a certain site for my church. Anyway, you said this will be a command line course and that is what I was looking for; I started in computers at DOS 2.2 still have the old floppies somewhere probably degraded or no good by now, and then I by using a BASICS book of command line operations; the progressed to programming in BASIC and used my compiler to make EXE files. Best time of my life. I hope this will be the same... I am glad you are here!! very clear speech, and can't thank you enough!!!!! I am a begginer, since I have not done this in some 15 years or more

[@dewellhowell4348]

Thanks so much for making this course Dave. This is exactly what I need to get started with Linux and terminal. I have only watched a few so far but I have learned a lot.

[@BadlyNeedAHug]

Starting now, best of luck fellas!

[@atimnyanzi6859]

How is it going?

[@BadlyNeedAHug]

@@atimnyanzi6859 Doing pretty good! I kinda leaning towards learning more of AWS now.

[@shvprkatta]

This is gold!!!...thank you so much for your help and contribution .

[@Zephyr-tg9hu]

Decided to learn Linux over the summer. This series sounds promising, thank you for posting!

[@esundesastre862]

@Zephyr How it went?

[@Zephyr-tg9hu]

@@esundesastre862 Pretty good! Started learning Kali now.

[@esundesastre862]

Nice to hear that! Keep going :')

[@Zephyr-tg9hu]

@@esundesastre862 Thanks! I wish you luck with your Linux journey as well. 💪💪💪💪

[@sameerk12982]

Hello from India....Thank you very much for creating this course....appreciated.

[@v8ZAK]

I’ve just found this playlist now, and I wanted to thank you for teaching us all of this for free! I have Linux Ubuntu on my pc and will put all of these to use once I finish watching the videos

[@rafay5066]

Hey, since you took this course, Is this up to date?

[@tutoriaLinux]

It all still works! The basics haven't changed in about 30 years.

[@agflimaa]

Here I am 7 years and a month later. Thank you!

[@sneezygamingvideos]

Thanks for putting this together, looking forward to learning and starting a new career

[@jennifersilves4195]

Thank you so much. I've just refocused on my incomplete Linux Admin course... and found this. Definitely a sign. :-D

[@miselneral]

Been in the deskhelp, system monitoring for 5 years. Burned out and wanted to do something else. Coming back to learn again so I can actually move up from just being a chat bot. Thanks for the course!

[@jasasul8164]

now that's some intro, I think we owe your friend a big one for making you create this art

[@musatov75]

Thanks for so detailed video for beginners! Dude, You do it really great!

[@shubham.sadlapurkar]

Thanks Dave...these videos really helped me a lot in making my career...Godspeed

[@michelecarey9668]

Perfect course for Linux users of all levels.

[@jamesmettauer9700]

Hey buddy, I got a sysadmin job for a major company, and i didn't know how much i loved this stuff until i started. I'm taking your course to hopefully expand my career in something I love, and I cant thank you enough for putting this up. Cant wait to start.

[@PunmasterSTP]

Hey I just came across your comment and was curious. How's the job going?

[@jamesmettauer9700]

@@PunmasterSTP Its going well. I was able to move to a client team and I'm trying to work on a game that incorporates a "Linux lite" into a player UI.

[@PunmasterSTP]

@@jamesmettauer9700 I’m really glad to hear it! Whenever the game gets finished and if it’s made available to the public, just reply to this comment and I’ll gladly check it out.

[@jamesmettauer9700]

@@PunmasterSTP Were still in a "Design phase" but I'd love to pick your brain on how to add a "Linux" based interface for players.

[@PunmasterSTP]

@@jamesmettauer9700 Thanks for letting me know. So I’m a total noob when it comes to Linux, and I just play around with stuff out of curiosity though I know I know almost nothing. If you try to pick my brain, I’m afraid there wouldn’t be much to pick. 🙁

[@languageenthusiast5925]

Wow ! sounds promising. I am very excited and curious. I take your word and start learning from today. Thank you very much for being very Generous.

[@marccotter2726]

Thank you for making these videos availble! Today is my first day attempting to learn linux. I am a complete novice and making it worse, is I am an old; learning new things doesn't come easy. I will comment periodically and let you know how I am progressing.

[@jwoolfe1445]

Very excited! So it begins!

[@androthsatyr]

Well, with all the corona and stuff, might as well learn something new. Thanks Dave, will report back once I finish the course! :)

[@Futuroengenheirodacomputacao]

I'm using your video to learn linux and english at the same time (I'm b1) . Actually I use to know few about it but I hope get better as your video tips and suport in this course, thank you so much teacher.

[@EroFelipe]

Thanks Dave, i care for your efforts.

[@HaiTran-xt7rf]

I just want to say thank you, I'm starting with your videos now.

[@kb9135]

Thank you Dave!!! you are a great human being, thank you for sharing the knowledge....

[@stalkervid]

Hi, First I would like to say thank you for sharing this great knowledge. Second, this is a great tutorial and please keep posting more of this excellent material. Merry christmas everyone ...

[@annieworroll4373]

These should be fun videos. I've got a fair amount of experience(and it's been my daily driver for years) but there are definitely holes in my understanding.

[@elvin33321]

God I am sooo grateful for guys like this dam thank you for sharing the love man!

[@mkhadka123]

I am rewatching this again, I started it a while ago and then stopped in between but this time I am truly committing.🙂

[@opocoyo]

Hello I’m a complete beginner. Can you please tell me if this playlist is still valid for learning Linux in 2022?

[@kevinroirigorbasina6039]

this is exactly what i needed right now ❤️

[@erwinrifailangi]

here i am. try to learn new things. hopefully i can cope with it for better future

[@davidchen9850]

+100 man. Finally had enough of windows and totally replaced windows with ubuntu on my only computer. I didnt even want to set up a dual boot or shell; just jumping in the deep end. Hope this crash course into linux is as good as it seems!

[@bossco30]

Great Series. Keep up the good work.

[@IrfanA7861]

Tried thousand of linux videos, finally I got this, almost feeling like got the jackpot... thanks...

[@MsAsldfkj]

This sounds awesome. Thanks for the videos.

[@mkhadka123]

Loved how it ended with "Enkoy! I hope you're ready. We're gonna turn you into a freaking hacker!!" I hope you do ;)

[@samuraijack5919]

I am studying for a new job right now, you have no idea how helpful you have been with these videos. Wherever you are, I hope that you are doing well.

[@KhadijahCelestine]

Thank you for this!!!!!!

[@vicky_anttal1]

I m 9 years later here but still better than never

[@computateorg]

I'm looking forward to your course! Thanks!

[@applemarkwantsvids]

OK Dave! You got me... The guy just below me has a story not unlike mine... I cut my IT teeth back in the 90's working as a junior Sysadmin for a managed web hosting firm. They ran Windows servers, and Sun Solaris. They sent me to Sun for sysadmin i, ii, and TCP/IP for the Sol environment... Linux was just coming in. There is a Web Hosting firm that I would like to join, but I know I need MAJOR brush up. In honor of what you helped the guy below, Mannix Graham, achieve, I pledge to dedicate at least 2 hours of work per night, after I get off work, and HAMMER these videos out! Who knows? MAYBE this is gonna be a great primer for LPIC... :D I;m already on the 2nd video, and I have a Laptop with CentOS 6.10 (final). If I get any MAJOR questions, can I hit you here? THANKS!!!

[@ERIC052778]

Thanks for this vid! Very helpful for a Windows tech support like me, planning to dive deeper into Linux.

[@smyrtgyz]

Thank you for your time!

[@jet7311]

this course will help me to make my dreams come true :) commend this video, very helpful. I'll follow the rest of the course.

[@bittertruth6575]

Loved this series. First one that made using the terminal easy and manageable (for me anyway). Switched over fully from windows about 3 months ago even though I've been playing with Linux on and off for about 6-7 years. Loving every minute at the moment (can't say the same about previous experiences). Linux is getting better and better and IMHO has far surpassed windows (for me). Shells should come with a "HE WHO DARES, WINS" message upon first startup.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Heh, great idea for a shell warning. It's good to hear that you finally made the switch! It took me *many* tries before I really stuck with Linux as my everyday OS. Now your learning will *really* accelerate. Have fun!

[@quadxdamage]

Just found this channel. Looks like I got some videos to watch!

[@sreethampi2018]

Thanks man! You are the best!

[@johntentotwo5760]

Thank you very much. I really enjoy this !!

[@hrprk5507]

Thank you so much for sharing so much information. :)

[@pewlivepie5006]

wow, just wow... Thanks for the videos! AMAZING

[@embracemyn00beryinlinux69]

Wow, thanks so much for these! So so helpful sir, I really appreciate it!! Subbed. Cheers.

[@N07070]

Hey man, thanks for the vid, please make more !

[@nikagigashvili]

Seems promising, gonna subscribe and follow!

[@afrobear2310]

his last line was so inspirational.

[@Edgewalker001]

I've been using linux for years but it's not until now that I've been interested in anything beyond the dirt floor basics (that is to say, beyond apt-get, pretty much), and it's because a friend of mine introduced me to using Linux in bioinformatics, since there's a massive store of non-profit applications written in this field that anyone can use. So thanks for making these videos. Also "command line heavy" is probably what most people watching this wants to hear, I sure know I do XD It's not like anyone needs a tutorial in the GUI based stuff since it's more or less exactly like windows these days.

[@DominiqueWillkins]

im about to take this course adn i feel really excited. Introduction was great!

[@kristiyanivanov7414]

B S how was it?

[@DominiqueWillkins]

@@kristiyanivanov7414It is pretty good. Didn't finish it but i did learn a lot, although i don't apply this knowledge anymore in my currnet job.

[@kristiyanivanov7414]

@@DominiqueWillkins What is your current job if I may ask.

[@pb9762]

Just signed up, so stoked!!

[@Qeeet]

legal torrents ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@beat461]

yeah, just some linux ISOs.

[@grim789]

That's really the only "Legal" Torrent I have ever seen lmao.

[@whyomgwhywtf]

(>*_*)> i'll have those please lol

[@quittime2042]

of course legal torrents. what other torrents are there ;)

[@amrkoptan4041]

of course we wouldn't do anything illegal "fingers crossed" thanks for the videos , precious

[@derrechnerraum8664]

Thank you for this course, I will work though it. :)

[@kersshah102]

Dave, first of all, let me say you are a frakkin hero for posting all these videos. I have already been through 3 different videos, and I am really liking it. I had a question for you : do you think a Linux+ certification will be helpful for a beginner looking to get into the Linux-admin job market ?

[@kersshah102]

a little more about my background so you can answer my question better : - I graduated with an Information Technology degree from a 4 year State Univ a year ago...but I have no certifications. - I have 5/6 months of Help Desk job experience (but in early 2013). - I have used Linux distros casually before, no CLI..only GUI - I have a Linux+ Cert (Comptia) exam study guide text book i just bought - I have access to testout.com for Linux+ training online for 6/8 more months. ......Will these be enough to sit for the Linux+ exam ?

[@tutoriaLinux]

Private message sent!

[@nas3537]

can you please advise me too on that cos i kinda in the same shoes as him

[@ChiforceTV]

You rock i am getting my cert this will help!

[@ollyonearth]

Only God can reward you men. You are the best.

[@MohMed-cx2bl]

for me this was like you best hit video,thank you

[@PETIVOYAGER]

Thanks man, I’ve been slacking and doubting about launching my learning on Linux. True story, my friends are pro at these, and “no jealousy” I envy their skills and $$... I’m stock with you man. if you do have a private room, link me ! Let’s Go 🇨🇲🔥🇺🇸

[@williampefok4028]

Camer 🙏🏾

[@maximilliandeveloper8503]

Great Tutorials! Subscribed!!! Thumbs up!!! Thanks man, saved the day)))))))

[@georgeyrrboy]

thanks for making these. im a junior windows sysadmin, interested in learning about Linux, and it's hard to find quality, comprehensive on a lot of this stuff.

[@tutoriaLinux]

Thanks so much, if you ever have questions or topic suggestions, don't be afraid to message.

[@alwaleedabdulsalam5106]

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[@FranciscoBautista196]

Great channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@vsgxr]

Hi, Dave! I'm just about to begin dealing with a Linux server for work, and started You-tubing it, when I came across your Sysadmin Course Intro. Awesome stuff! Great job on presentation, articulation, material knowledge etc. I noticed that there are 12 videos in this series, and was curious if you're planning on creating additional videos related to this topic? If so, when? Tx so very much!

[@tutoriaLinux]

John mann Hey John, I've been adding videos that are relevant to becoming a system administrator outside of this playlist (especially lately, with videos on Configuration Management, etc.). This playlist is pretty focused on a narrow curriculum, and I'll probably keep it that way. I'll probably start working on adding videos to this specific playlist again in the next 2-3 months, but that's not a promise :-D. Enjoy that Linux server!

[@tutoriaLinux]

John mann Wow, I just looked at the situation and saw that a bunch of the videos that belong in that playlist weren't there. Thanks for pointing this out! So...yeah, a bunch of videos were just added to the playlist. That should feed your hunger for Linux a little while longer!

[@ASk-dn3eo]

Really nice tutorial and explanation...

[@hungariannerd8445]

going through all your videos starting today

[@brooksburris8341]

I just started this course. I'm looking to gather enough skills to be able to run a witness node on steemit. Looking forward to the rest of the course!

[@brooksburris8341]

And thank you for doing this. I've been looking for an absolute beginner intro course from start to finish. You're a savior!

[@CableLineNetwork]

As a Certified Ethical Hacker, Ruby, Java Programmer with 2 scholarships, this helped me complete the final piece I needed. Now I'm a beast even more. Thanks.

[@mjsanchez2173]

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF LINUX...

[@alainarevalo724]

Going to focus myself into this, got excited when I head "I'm gonna turn you into a hacker." Thanks!

[@SandroCalderonSUPORTE]

Thank you for the Video. I am sure it will help me a lot.