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1May 8, '23Linux sysadmin forced to join a meeting75.5×1.7M19k2.2k397
2Oct 13, '23Rome was not built in a day, but grep was (sort of) 😎 The origin story behind the creation of grep utility is fascinating. The co-creator of the UNIX operating system, Ken Thompso32.3×726k6.1k1.1k1.3k
3Jun 28, '23Teaching Linux to kids because everyone must pay rent 🤣28.2×635k10k1.4k253
4May 9, '25No disrespect to Linus Torvalds, but this guy is the greatest geek alive 🫡 Created UNIX in 1971 when he was 28 years old. Created Go in 2009 when he was 66 years old😲 He also dev27.1×609k11k1.7k1.9k
5Aug 25, '2433 years ago, Torvalds announced the Linux project 🐧 "Just a hobby, won't be big and professional"25.1×564k4.7k1.1k477
6Jul 19, '24|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | Don't Push To Production On Friday | |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_24.2×545k15k3k369
7Sep 30, '23Can you guess which Linux distro this person is using?24.1×543k1.8k10062
8Feb 18, '23Any network troubleshooting tips for this? 🤣🤣23×517k4.3k490129
9Aug 27, '23|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | I Love Linux | |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_18.1×407k3.2k42189
10Jan 16, '23Wait, what? 🧐17.9×402k2.5k21451
11May 30, '23The Linux filesystem and directory structure every Linux user should know 🐧 It's a long but bookmark worthy thread 🧵👇13.9×312k2.9k5772.6k
12Sep 1, '25LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX USERS ARE NOT HACKERS! LINUX 11.6×262k4.9k533196
13Dec 7, '24How to be Master of Linux 🐧? 1. Search the web for the error 2. Check the forums for the solution 3. Read answers other than the accepted solution 4. Try to understand the root ca11.6×261k2k292435
14Sep 8, '23Most new Linux users do not understand the difference between - Terminal - Command line - Shell - Prompt Here's what you should know about it 👇 Terminal: It is a graphical applica11.4×257k1.7k3331k
15May 9, '23Almost all Linux users use the cat command to display file contents. But only a few are aware of these unusual options 👇🧵11.4×256k1.3k192514
16Oct 15, '23Me pressing the up arrow key to look for that Linux command I ran yesterday 😎🫣 (Instead of doing ctrl+R)10.9×245k2.1k270142
17Jan 12, '25Is this true, DevOps folks?9.9×223k4.1k419459
18Oct 21, '25It's not DNS There's no way it's DNS It was DNS -- AWS8.8×197k9.6k768546
19Nov 12, '23Linus Torvalds could not afford a UNIX license So, he created Linux. BitKeeper revoked free license for Linux development So, he created Git. This guy is the definition of genius �8.7×195k2.9k262179
20Jan 2, '23┏━━┓┏━━┓┏━━┓┏━━┓ ┗━┓┃┃┏┓┃┗━┓┃┗━┓┃ ┏━┛┃┃┃┃┃┏━┛┃┏━┛┃ Use Linux ┃┏━┛┃┃┃┃┃┏━┛┗━┓┃ ┃┗━┓┃┗┛┃┃┗━┓┏━┛┃ ┗━━┛┗━━┛┗━━┛┗━━┛8.3×186k2.4k34523
21Nov 26, '23A to Z Linux Command Cheat Sheet 😍🐧8.3×185k1.4k283920
22Dec 27, '22Automate tasks in Linux with cron jobs and enjoy the holiday season 🐧❄️☃️ This cron cheat sheet will help you with that 👇7.8×176k2.2k453570
23Jan 23, '23An awesome infographic to help you remember the Linux file system structure🐧👇7.4×167k2.4k544752
24Oct 19, '23🔒 The Lesser Know Story of SSH Port 22 🔒 Ever wondered why SSH port 22 is the default choice for secure remote connections? 🤔 Finnish computer scientist Tatu Ylonen wrote the in7.3×164k1.3k257317
25Nov 9, '22Linux isn't free You have to pay attention6.8×08k1k183
26Jan 14, '24What exactly is preventing you from switching to Linux?6.7×150k1.1k86127
27Jan 11, '25Couldn't afford UNIX, created Linux in 1991 Couldn't afford BitKeeper, created Git in 2005 Linus Torvalds is a Rockstar 🤩6.3×142k5k430327
28Oct 21, '23Basic Linux commands at a glance Save it to bookmark 🔖💾6.3×142k1.5k279855
29Jul 30, '24Me: Experienced sysadmin with 10+ years of using Linux. Also me: Googles "how to archive files with tar command in Linux"6.3×142k2.9k196128
30Aug 21, '22Cron cheatsheet for Linux sysadmins 👇6.1×04.9k1k1.3k
31Aug 20, '23Virtual Machines Explained 🤣6.0×135k2.8k46091
32Jan 19, '23🐧 Linux is Amazing 🐧 Linux is in Demand 🐧 Linux is the Future I learned Linux by spending $0 on my own You can also start learning Linux with these free online courses 👇🧵5.9×132k1.2k326706
33Apr 14, '24Just received the latest edition of my favorite Linux book 😍5.8×131k2k177791
34Dec 28, '24Learn LINUX in 2025.5.8×129k2.3k263326
35Jan 27, '23This will help you understand Linux file permissions Thanks to the infographic by @alexxubyte 🙏5.7×128k1.5k398393
36Feb 23, '23When you dd the wrong disk in Linux5.6×126k1.8k23427
37Aug 25, '2231 years ago Linus Torvalds sent this mail announcing the Linux project5.3×05.4k1.1k230
38Jul 30, '25When you reboot after optimizing your Linux server and now you cannot SSH into it5.2×117k3.4k238186
39Oct 29, '22Many new Linux users5.2×05.8k757282
40Jun 30, '22What kind of Linux distribution is this? 🤭🤭5.1×05.3k85194
41Jan 11, '23Wish me luck 🙏 😅5.1×114k2.3k25454
42Aug 28, '23That's how it started 👀😆5.0×112k1.6k19462
43Sep 29, '23New hire: Where’s the documentation? Senior sysadmin:4.9×110k1.9k29777
44Jan 22, '23When everyone is using automation with Dicker, Kubernetes etc But you got legendary old schools skill to do it manually 🤭🤣4.8×109k1.2k16682
45Aug 25, '2534 years ago, a 21-year-old Finnish computer science student sent a mail announcing that he was working on a new operating system which was ‘just a hobby, won’t be big and professi4.4×99k2.1k386267
46Jul 19, '24Linux users in the midst of the CrowdStrike outage4.4×99k1.8k30539
47Feb 6, '25Hello fellow Linux users 😎🐧4.0×90k2.2k131190
48Apr 27, '22Did everyone start their Linux journey with Ubuntu? 🤔3.9×02.2k10735
49Jul 17, '25Rate my setup3.8×86k2.4k162102
50Sep 5, '25Here's a life-changing advice if you are seeking a career as a DevOps3.6×82k2.9k266235
51Oct 29, '25AWS... That's why you shouldn't fire human staff for AI workers 🙄 😒😜3.5×79k1.3k190131
52Nov 23, '23cat ~/.bash_history3.5×79k1.4k15449
53Oct 10, '23cat /proc/cpuinfo 🤣🤣3.4×76k1.5k33452
54Apr 7, '24Only Linux users will get it 😄3.4×76k1.7k19869
55Feb 4, '23Well... it works so 🤷‍♀️3.3×75k1.3k18619
56Nov 5, '24When looking at the RAM usage of a Linux server, people often focus on FREE memory ❌ They should instead focus on available memory ✅ Let me explain why3.3×75k1.1k128483
57Aug 7, '25🚀 Quick Linux Tip Want to quickly find the largest files eating up your disk? $ du -ah / | sort -rh | head -n 10 Shows top 10 biggest files/folders from root. Great for cleaning u3.3×75k1.3k150937
58Jan 14, '23The sysadmin handling the server on caturday 🐈3.3×74k1.5k24622
59Mar 30, '24It's all Linux after all :)3.1×70k2k286106
60Oct 27, '22Scare a Linux user in less than 3 words 🐧👻3.1×02.2k15097
61Apr 23, '24Linux isn't free You have to pay attention3.1×69k1.2k19254
62Nov 17, '24UNIX was developed on this computer model by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie Can you guess which computer is it?3.0×68k1.2k155166
63Dec 29, '24So Linux users ever installed an application from its source code?2.9×66k1.5k81103
64Oct 31, '25My new favorite Linux book from @nostarch2.9×65k1.4k89829
65Nov 17, '23Where file?2.8×63k1.1k14230
66May 16, '25You bad bad gateway 😂😂2.8×63k2.4k192110
67Sep 13, '22Most new Linux users after watching Mr. ROBOT.2.8×03.1k417129
68Nov 3, '22Latest addition to my library 📚 Pretty amazing Linux book with lots of practical tips. Good job @DanielJBarrett 👏👏2.8×02.3k351630
69Dec 19, '23Sysadmin and ops people getting ready to be on call during the holiday period 😎2.7×61k1k11364
70Sep 12, '25|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ | | Push To Production On Friday | | If it's your side project | |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ | \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_2.6×58k1.5k11991
71Jun 25, '222 GB RAM on Linux servers Vs 2 GB RAM on the desktops2.6×03.2k36123
72Dec 15, '24Reading the official documentation after hours of trial and error 🤷‍♂️2.5×57k1.7k23784
73Dec 2, '22Looks like grandma visited the server room today 👵2.5×02.9k35950
74Jan 23, '22Me trying to manage all my containers on a single server 😎 Follow us for more #DevOps and #Linux fun and learning 🤘 🐧2.5×02.5k466140
75Oct 30, '22At what age did you start using Linux? I was 22, your turn 👇2.4×01.4k6731
76Sep 17, '22What's the reason behind people not using Linux?2.3×01.6k13676
77Apr 21, '25💡 Linux tip of the day Use brace expansion with mkdir -p to create multiple nested directories in one go! This oneliner $ mkdir -p projects/{frontend,backend}/{src,test,docs} will2.3×51k1.1k127452
78May 13, '22Share your favourite Linux command 👇2.1×01.2k124130
79Sep 28, '24Wait a sec 🧐2.1×46k1.1k15254
80Oct 11, '22Bash scripting is an essential skill for any Linux user 🐧 Want to start learning bash script? We have a 10-part tutorial series available for FREE 👇2.0×01.2k337640
81Aug 1, '25🚀 Tired of recurring subscriptions? Get Lifetime Access to Linux Handbook – just one payment for a treasure trove! ✅ 6 eBooks ✅ 8 Hands-on Linux Courses ✅️ All future ebooks and c2.0×46k661052
82Oct 20, '22The ls command is used every day by 99.9% of Linux users 🐧🐧 And yet most people don't utilize its full potential 🤷 Here are 7 ls options you probably didn't know (but you should2.0×01.4k325545
83Mar 28, '25Modern problems Modern solutions2.0×45k1.6k13280
84Aug 2, '25What's your favorite Linux book?2.0×45k1.3k110139
85Jul 17, '22How old were you when you started using Linux? 🐧👇1.9×01.1k5828
86Oct 11, '22A quick look at the types of HTTP errors in Linux networking 👇1.9×01.6k379267
87May 14, '22Using spaces in filenames should be declared a crime in the Linux world 😆🐧1.9×02.2k24420
88Aug 23, '22This is perhaps the most comprehensive Linux book 📕 Covers a wide variety of topics ✅ Running over 800 pages 📄 From the basics of Linux command line to advanced sysadmin topics, 1.9×01.3k258506
89Jun 11, '25Got new Ethernet cables from Italy 🤌1.7×39k1.2k6848
90Jul 20, '22Understanding the filesystem and its hierarchy is crucial for Linux users 🐧🐧 Quickly learn about them in this thread 🧵👇1.6×01.1k257421
91Apr 1, '22Know your ports, Linux folks 🐧 There are 65,535 network ports available on Linux. They are divided into following three categories 👇1.5×01.2k284301
92Feb 26, '22Linux is (still) the best operating system for developers. Right?1.5×01.8k8928
93May 22, '25The vicious cycle of code and processors1.4×32k1.1k120127
94Jun 10, '22New users embracing Linux 😎🐧1.3×01.6k20810
95Feb 19, '22Are you learning or working with Linux? Say hi 👋1.3×01.2k4919
96May 29, '22Quick Linux tip 💡 If you find it difficult to read the directories in the $PATH variable, use the tr command and display them in lines: echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' Look at the exampl1.3×01.2k207176
97Sep 19, '20#Linux users will understand it 😁1.2×01.3k2609
98Feb 27, '22Linux never gets easier. You just get better at it.1.1×01.3k1749
99Nov 4, '22When your code is broken but it works somehow 🤣🤣1.1×01.1k20938
100Aug 6, '2210x remote working1.0×01.1k13738
101Jun 5, '22Somehow IPv4 are survived the exhaustion 😎 Follow us for more Linux server stuff 🐧1.0×01.1k16819

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