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πŸ” Linux, Locked and Loaded: A DevOps Primer Before I Git Going

πŸ‘‹ Hello Peeps!
Well, what do you knowβ€”I finished the Linux course way earlier than expected!
My goal was to wrap it up before the end of next week, but thanks to a happy little network outage at work (shoutout to ITβ€”you’re doing your best, legends πŸ’»πŸ”₯), I had some unexpected downtime and decided to power through.

🧠 Real Talk
To be honest, I skipped a few overly deep sectionsβ€”because hey, I'm not trying to become a full-blown sysadmin.
My focus is learning just enough Linux to troubleshoot like a boss, understand what’s going on under the hood, and be self-sufficient in a DevOps role.
Maybe that decision will bite me in the butt later… but for now, I'm rolling with it. πŸ˜…

πŸ’ͺ Brain Gains (and Retention Plan)
Right now, my head is loaded with Linux knowledge, and I don’t want it to evaporate into the ether β˜οΈπŸ’¨
So I’m planning a mini project to practice everything I’ve learnedβ€”flex those mind-muscles and make things stick.
I’ll keep you posted on that! πŸ› οΈπŸ““

πŸš€ Not Rushing, Just Launching Right
I’m super eager to jump into Git, pipelines, Kubernetes, cloud, Docker, and all those DevOps goodies, but I’m not rushing it.
I want to do it right, not fastβ€”because if I skip the basics now, I’ll be forced to loop back later, and that’s just a time-wasting headache.
So yeah, slow and steady but with fire. πŸ”₯🐒

πŸ“š My Linux Learning Assets
Here are my notes and a cheat sheet I made to help me (and maybe you too!):

πŸ““ Full Linux Notes: Linux_basics.md

🧠 Quick Glance Cheat Sheet: devops_linux_skills_checklist.md

πŸ§ͺ What’s Next?
I’ll be doing a mini project to practice these Linux commands in real-world scenarios.
It might not be a big show-off project, but it’s for muscle memory and confidence.
Then it’s GIT timeβ€”my next step on the DevOps ladder. πŸ”§β«

πŸŽ‰ Final Words
Thanks for tagging alongβ€”it’s been a fun ride so far!
Next up, we Git serious. πŸ˜‰

Stay tuned, stay sharp, and stay caffeinated! β˜•πŸ’»

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Madhurima Rawat

Resources are great πŸ’‘

Some tips from my side:

  • You can have this as series, their is an option when you post to write it as a series. You can also add your existing articles. This would make it easier to navigate, also whatever project you make, you can make it the next part of this series.
  • Formatting can be improved, like all headings and other things, use markdown elements like h2, h3 or bullet points.
  • In your repository if you have time consider adding a good readme with links to navigate to your files, it would allow more visibility.

Happy to see your journey! πŸ”₯ Keep going πŸ‘

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Sandesh

Thank you for the suggestions β€” well received and truly appreciated!

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Madhurima Rawat

Glad you found it helpful βœ¨οΈπŸ’‘