Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Starting out with Linux can be a daunting task - especially if you don't know where to begin! In this video, Jay will help narrow down your learning by providing a list of ten commands that every Linux Sysadmin needs to know.

Bonus: Wherever possible, shortcodes are shown that will take you to dedicated videos that will teach each command more in-depth!

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🕐 Time Codes

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Your package manager (apt, dnf, zypper, etc)
02:01 - The top command
03:27 - The ps command
04:11 - The df command
04:46 - The ls command
05:44 - Check out my consulting service
06:54 - The chmod/chown commands
07:45 - The systemctl command
09:12 - The journalctl command
10:23 - The rsync command
13:03 - The grep command

*🎬 Links to dedicated videos for commands in this list*
- apt ➜ linux.video/apt
- dnf ➜ linux.video/dnf
- pacman ➜ linux.video/pacman
- zypper ➜ linux.video/zypper
- top ➜ linux.video/top
- htop ➜ linux.video/htop
- ps ➜ linux.video/ps
- df ➜ linux.video/df
- ls ➜ linux.video/ls
- chown ➜ linux.video/chown
- chmod ➜ linux.video/chmod
- systemctl ➜ linux.video/systemctl
- journalctl ➜ linux.video/journalctl
- grep ➜ linux.video/grep
- rsync ➜ linux.video/rsync

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