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1. What is Linux?
# What is Linux?
## UNIX and AT&T Bell Labs

## the BSDs
    a. UNIX and AT&T Bell Labs
## Stallman creating GNU

## footnote on Minux
    b. the BSDs
## Infamous Linus "linux will be nothing big like minux"

## Linux in the current day (servers, embedded, nerds use it on laptops)
    c. Stallman creating GNU
# Why Switch to Linux?

## Windows getting worse every day
    d. footnote on Minux
### ads in native applications

### Windows Recall (slow creep, you know it's gonna eventually be cloud-based)
    e. Infamous Linus "linux will be nothing big like minux"
### BLOAT

## more control than MacOS
    f. Linux in the current day (servers, embedded, nerds use it on laptops)
### itoddlers btfo

## take computing into your own hands
2. Why Switch to Linux?
### linux gigachad image "delete bootloader"

### also a bit risky, leads into "Beginner distro" section
    a. Windows getting worse every day
## xdotool (and ydotool) (like a more powerful AHK)

## bash scripting (VERY BRIEF)
        i. ads in native applications
## muuuch better dev tooling

# How do I use Linux?
        ii. Windows Recall (slow creep, you know it's gonna eventually be cloud-based)
## Different distros

## "Beginner" vs "Advanced" Distros
        iii. BLOAT
### Mint (people don't like apparently?)

### PopOS
    b. more control than MacOS
### Ubuntu

### Endeavor
        i. itoddlers btfo
### Debian

### Arch
    c. take computing into your own hands
### gentoo

### void
        i. linux gigachad image "delete bootloader"
### anti-systemd (Artix / Deuvan)

## liveboots
        ii. also a bit risky, leads into "Beginner distro" section
## install-a-thons

### if there's interest, we can do one over the weekend (or after next meeting)
    d. xdotool (and ydotool) (like a more powerful AHK)
## VERY BASIC intro to terminal

### the real terminal introduction is an entire other talk (next week)
    e. bash scripting (VERY BRIEF)
# my recommendation for getting started

## dual-booting
    f. muuuch better dev tooling
## distro (idk, mint?)

## don't start with "advanced" distro hoping to learn, it'll only make you hate the system when nothing works and everything requires 2+ hours of reading documentation to get started
3. How do I use Linux?
# Cool Linux tricks

## gimmicky tty tools
    a. Different distros
# Shell!

## FREE hands-on sandbox to learn!
    b. "Beginner" vs "Advanced" Distros
# Do people want install-a-thon? (Question 1/3)

# Vote on next presentation Question 2/3)
        i. Mint (people don't like apparently?)
## we voted to do intro to the linux commandline, then intro to ssh, then pentesting on linux

# Trip to GLRC? (Question 3/3)
        ii. PopOS
## Voted to not this week, maybe another time

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        iii. Ubuntu

        iv. Endeavor

        v. Debian

        vi. Arch

        vii. gentoo

        viii. void

        ix. anti-systemd (Artix / Deuvan)

    c. liveboots

    d. install-a-thons

        i. if there's interest, we can do one over the weekend (or after next meeting)

    e. VERY BASIC intro to terminal

        i. the real terminal introduction is an entire other talk (next week)

    f. my recommendation for getting started

        i. dual-booting

    ii. distro (idk, mint?)

        i. don't start with "advanced" distro hoping to learn, it'll only make you hate the system when nothing works and everything requires 2+ hours of reading documentation to get started

4. Cool Linux tricks

    a. gimmicky tty tools

5. Shell!

    a. FREE hands-on sandbox to learn!

6. Do people want install-a-thon? (Question 1/3)

7. Vote on next presentation Question 2/3)

  a) we voted to do intro to the linux commandline, then intro to ssh, then pentesting on linux

8. Trip to GLRC? (Question 3/3)


(Note by [[User:D2wn|Noah]]: Josh took notes on 2024-09-05 in Discord, I editorialized them when I put them in the wiki on 2024-09-08)

Latest revision as of 12:12, 27 September 2024

  1. What is Linux?
    1. UNIX and AT&T Bell Labs
    2. the BSDs
    3. Stallman creating GNU
    4. footnote on Minux
    5. Infamous Linus "linux will be nothing big like minux"
    6. Linux in the current day (servers, embedded, nerds use it on laptops)
  2. Why Switch to Linux?
    1. Windows getting worse every day
      1. ads in native applications
      2. Windows Recall (slow creep, you know it's gonna eventually be cloud-based)
      3. BLOAT
    2. more control than MacOS
      1. itoddlers btfo
    3. take computing into your own hands
      1. linux gigachad image "delete bootloader"
      2. also a bit risky, leads into "Beginner distro" section
    4. xdotool (and ydotool) (like a more powerful AHK)
    5. bash scripting (VERY BRIEF)
    6. muuuch better dev tooling
  3. How do I use Linux?
    1. Different distros
    2. "Beginner" vs "Advanced" Distros
      1. Mint (people don't like apparently?)
      2. PopOS
      3. Ubuntu
      4. Endeavor
      5. Debian
      6. Arch
      7. gentoo
      8. void
      9. anti-systemd (Artix / Deuvan)
    3. liveboots
    4. install-a-thons
      1. if there's interest, we can do one over the weekend (or after next meeting)
    5. VERY BASIC intro to terminal
      1. the real terminal introduction is an entire other talk (next week)
  4. my recommendation for getting started
    1. dual-booting
    2. distro (idk, mint?)
    3. don't start with "advanced" distro hoping to learn, it'll only make you hate the system when nothing works and everything requires 2+ hours of reading documentation to get started
  5. Cool Linux tricks
    1. gimmicky tty tools
  6. Shell!
    1. FREE hands-on sandbox to learn!
  7. Do people want install-a-thon? (Question 1/3)
  8. Vote on next presentation Question 2/3)
    1. we voted to do intro to the linux commandline, then intro to ssh, then pentesting on linux
  9. Trip to GLRC? (Question 3/3)
    1. Voted to not this week, maybe another time
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