AdminDev Labs

Linux Applications Joplin https://joplinapp.org/ Terminator http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/terminator-a-linux-terminal-emulator-with-multiple-terminals-in-one-window Pinta https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/ Guake http://guake-project.org/ Bibisco https://www.bibisco.com/ VS Code https://code.visualstudio.com/download VimAwesome https://vimawesome.com/ Vundle https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim Windows Applications Chocolatey https://chocolatey.org/ PowerShell Core https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v6.2.2 MobaXTerm https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ Windows Terminal https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n0dx20hk701?ocid=AID681541_aff_7593_1243925&cid=msft_web_chart&activetab=pivot:overviewtab Windows Subsystem for Linux https://aka.ms/wslstore Docker https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/ VMware Workstation https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-pro.html Visual Studio: Community Edition https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/com

Desktop Environments and Distributions What is a Desktop Environment? Tools, window managers, login managers, display managers, all of the components What is a distribution? When I say Linux, I don't mean the kernel, I mean the operating system running on top of it. Gnome, Gnome 3, Gnome Shell GTK, Wayland, X11 Mac-like + Hot corners + Suite of extensions + Themes + Snappy - Hard set to 60hz - Poor multimonitor support KDE Qt, Basic Wayland, X11 Windows-like + Start Menu + Pinned applications + Theme store + A lot out of the box + Really smooth composite manager - Hidden WiFi quirks - Weird display settings quirks XFCE GTK, X11 Mac-like Windows-like It just depends - Very basic out of the box - Toolbar needs some work + Extremely customizable + Launcher or Start Menu + Versatile Themes - Multimonitor support was not great Cinnamon GTK, X11 Windows-like + Start Menu + Aesthetically pleasing - Trouble with multimonitor and discrete GPU + Customizable MATE GTK, X11 Mac-like + Status in top + Launcher in the b

Building a Linux workstation Hardware compatability list https://www.linuxjournal.com/supportedhardware https://www.linux-laptop.net/ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport Things to consider: - Browser box ++ Get away with i5 and 8GB of RAM ++ Something with a decent resolution, nice screen =-=-= 14" go high DPI settings for ease of reading on 1080p - Workhorse ++ i7 processor, the more cores the better (AMD is an option too) ++ 32GB of RAM ++ Discrete Graphics =-=-= Ubuntu (mixed results) =-=-= Debian (older version but rock solid) =-=-= Arch Linux (never had issues) =-=-= Fedora (Negativo17 is aweeesome) ++ 1080p - 1440p or multiple ports/easily docked (Thunderbolt 3, docking station, USB C Dock) - Gaming/Media ++ GTX Series or Radeon Graphics, no QUADRO or FIREPRO ++ High quality screen, 1440p to 2160p =-=-= Consider your DE when getting a higher resolution or high refresh rate screen =-=-= Gnome hard locked a lot of times - Admin box ++ Ethernet port ++ 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz WiFi ++ Decent RAM - 16GB

This episode I have guest Luke Brown, and he discusses his insights, experience, and opinions with communicating with virtual teams, supporting hybrid environments, and working with applications and their servers.

As a systems engineer we need to borrow and learn from software engineering:   Software methodologies Version Control SDLC Testing Tools and utilities Algorithm Analysis   Chef is awesome :D   More on Algorithm Analysis later!

Get your VM on! Today I discuss my experience and what I think the benefits are of ESXi, Hyper-V, and KVM. Enjoy the links below!   https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/index.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/try-hyper-v-powershell https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/10-awesome-hyper-v-cmdlets/ https://linux.die.net/man/1/virt-top https://computingforgeeks.com/virsh-commands-cheatsheet/   Any feedback, comments, or questions are appreciated! Head over to https://forum.admindev.tech or e-mail me at chris@admindev.tech   Thanks!

At the winning of the vote, I am submitting this first episode as an introduction. I dive into my work history as well as how I got into the world of I.T. Also cats.