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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Would being a Linux "power user" increase my chances of getting a job in IT/tech? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to get a job in IT that will (hopefully) pay more than a usual 9 to 5. I'm been daily driving Linux exclusively for about 2 1/2 years now and I'm trying to improve my skills to the point that I could be considered a so-called "power user." My question is this: will this increase my hiring chances significantly or marginally?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, because you're already familiar with the command line. But for a job in the professional Linux world, also try out RHEL (not Fedora), and familiarize yourself with best practices in patch management. There's a lot more to it than just dnf upgrade if you have applications depending on specific versions of packages, CVEs need to be mitigated ASAP, downtime needs to be minimized and reverting a borked upgrade (including the installed database) needs to work 100%.
Also, get familiar with containerization, SELinux, VMWare hypervisors, a version control system, the LAMP stack and Samba.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Good advice here, although I would recommend going for debian instead, get a grasp how different package managers in linux do the same thing.

Containerization
KVM
webserver apache/nginx yatta (ceritifcate handling, god I hate this)