Confessions of a Sysadmin

By Ell Marquez

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Many of us in the technical community have heard the saying RTFM as advice given to someone learning Linux. In Confessions of a Sysadmin, we will share a practical approach to learning to navigate the command line, and share some of the secrets we have learned along the way.

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Many of us in the technical community have heard the saying RTFM (Read The [Friendly] Manual) as advice given to someone learning Linux. In Confessions of a Sysadmin, we will share a practical approach to learning to navigate the command line, being successful in choosing Linux as your daily driver and share some of the secrets we have learned along the way.

What can I expect to learn? As members of the tech community we have ALL experienced an awkward moment or two… or five. We’re here to get real about what its like to try to join not only the Linux community but Open Source communities as a whole. We have all hit a few points that we’ve experienced in our careers, from mansplaining to being told we don’t belong because real admins only use arch. We are here to confess the sins of the Linux world in hopes of taking back our community and inspiring the next generation. Along the way we will tell a few stories that we think you just might be able to relate to…