Working with Linux servers is a fun and rewarding career. But for those who are just starting out, the learning process can be a little difficult to manage. In this video, Jay goes over ten things he wishes he knew about Linux when he started out. There's definitely potential to do more, if you're interested…

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00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Number 1: Unused RAM is wasted RAM
03:03 – Number 2: High CPU usage is often a good thing
04:22 – Number 3: inodes (and how it affects available storage space)
06:51 – Number 4: The large number of Linux distributions is a GOOD thing
09:05 – Number 5: Configure LVM on each server
11:08 – Number 6: Nobody memorizes all the commands and options
14:52 – Number 7: Always have a backup distribution
5:31 p.m. – Issue 8: Version control (Git, etc.) is not only useful for software engineers
7:08 p.m. – Number 9: LVM snapshots exist
8:20 p.m. – Number 10: Make sure backup jobs reference ALL disks, even recently added ones

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