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First Steps With Linux — Now in Paperback

It took longer than I expected, but the paperback is finally here.

Jul 24 • TRÄW🤟

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March 2026

Spin Up Linux Virtual Machines Quickly with KVM Using Cloud Images

When most people start with virtualization, they reach for tools like VirtualBox or VMware.

Mar 31 • TRÄW🤟

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A Practical Guide to Linux System Administration

After nearly two years of writing, the book is finally finished.

Mar 12 • TRÄW🤟

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February 2026

A Thank You to My Paid Subscribers

Over the past months, I’ve been working deeply on something significant.

Feb 22 • TRÄW🤟

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January 2026

13 Destructive Linux Commands Every User Should Know (And Avoid)

Linux gives you powerful tools, but with that power comes risk.

Jan 18 • TRÄW🤟

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December 2025

EP2: Networking in Linux - Routing Deep Dive

When we talk about routing, we often picture routers, firewalls, and network appliances moving traffic across large networks.

Dec 28, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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Part 4: SSH Tunnels Deep Dive - SSH as a SOCKS Proxy

By this point, we’ve already seen how SSH can forward traffic to a specific port or even through another internal host.

Dec 19, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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Part 3: SSH Tunnels Deep Dive - SSH Through Bastion Server

In the last two parts , Local Port Forwarding and Remote Port Forwarding , we covered the two main directions of SSH port forwarding: local and remote.

Dec 6, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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Part 2: SSH Tunnels Deep Dive - Remote Port Forwarding

In the previous part, we walked through local port forwarding and saw how an SSH tunnel can give your machine a private path into a service running on…

Dec 2, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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Part 1: SSH Tunnels Deep Dive - Local Port Forwarding

Most people only use SSH for logging into a remote machine, and they never look beyond that.

Dec 1, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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November 2025

Scheduling Jobs with Systemd Timers in Linux

Scheduling tasks in Linux can be a lifesaver when you want things done automatically.

Nov 13, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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EP1: Networking in Linux - IP command

In Linux, almost everything about networking, interfaces, IP addresses, routing, and even the ARP cache, can be controlled from the terminal.

Nov 9, 2025 • TRÄW🤟

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