@Corb_The_Lesser@visone But then you make the assumption that we only have users that want to use the GUI. On Windows there are also "power users" using PowerShell to automate their work or activities. My goal is to provide information (for free) to anyone that can use it. From the starter that wonders about viruses on #linux up to the Unix wizards. I understand that not everything uses a terminal that often, but that is also the reason to create blog posts: the #terminal is not a scary place.
@Corb_The_Lesser@mboelen@visone There's a very tricky middle ground between scaring them away from the hard parts and hiding the hard parts to turn into a "gotcha" later.
Trying to hit the sweet spot of "this is available and useful if you need it later" is one of the very hard parts of doing user education.
One of the things I always wanted for the Linux Audit blog was more FAQ entries. Quickly find relevant commands or close enough to find alternatives, or read more about a particular tool. Man pages are great, but also they are not...
So with adding the 'iftop' command page today, adding this frequently asked question: How to see active connections and bandwidth usage?
The #lsof tool can be useful, but the amount of options is overwhelming. Collecting the ones that I would use, so that I don't have to look things up next time.
Another cheat sheet to simplify the life of a #sysadmin running #linux
One of the best HTTP clients is the open source tool curl. With ongoing development and continuously new updates, it is worth getting everything out of this powerful tool!
@mboelen@DopeGhoti Nice work! Always trying to have something I can use to teach newcomers, which in my case are too much spark oriented these days and forget tiny little awk can handle quite a lot ๐
Today Lynis 3.1.0 has been released. Never used it before? It's a lightweight tool packed with tests to scan your Linux/Unix systems for #security and #configuration issues. It helps with auditing and system hardening your system or environment.
Like @bert_hubert I removed X from my phone. Had my account already in hibernation mode. With @nluug also leaving the platform, no more need to use the app ๐
@mboelen@bert_hubert@nluug i think that all of us here must make an effort to convince the not-so-tech-savvy but influential people on X to quit there and join us here.
@alien
Agree. That is why I announced it clearly on my X timeline a while back as well. If people value a person's messages/knowledge, then they might be persuaded to make the jump or at least try it out. I see in my bubble (not just Linux or security, but also sustainability) that people are coming over. Hopefully that continues, include leaving X. @bert_hubert@nluug