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Most Linux administrators create numerous shell scripts to automate tasks, but it can be challenging to coordinate and keep track of them. Git allows you to store and organize changes that are made across multiple servers.

Linux is all around us, but do you really know what it is? And how does it apply to IT jobs? In this blog post, author, CompTIA instructor and Linux guru Jason Eckert helps to demystify the open-source operating system so you can decide whether or not CompTIA Linux+ is right for you.

The zero-cost nature of Linux makes it an easy choice for a cloud container or operating system. Plus, the abundance of open-source software available for Linux allows developers to build rich web apps.

Linux plays an incredibly important part in the job of a cybersecurity professional. If you are planning on working as a cybersecurity professional, you’ll definitely need an excellent working knowledge of the Linux operating system.

The latest installment of the Linux + macOS series focuses on working with macOS devices and system initialization.

macOS is very different from Linux when it comes to apps. When you install an app in Linux via a package manager, the files that comprise the app itself are distributed across the file system in various directories.But in macOS, all of the binary executable files, supporting data files, configuration information and other app-related information are stored in a single directory called a bundle.

As you now know from my introductory article, macOS is a flavor of UNIX, similar to Linux. But unlike Linux, macOS does not support virtual terminals by default.

Since nearly all of the concepts, commands and files are identical between UNIX and Linux, anyone who is CompTIA Linux+ certified could easily administer a UNIX system. In the job market, this means that CompTIA Linux+ certification is seen as a valid skills benchmark for jobs that require UNIX knowledge.

Today, Linux is the most diverse and aggressively developed operating system in the world, primarily due to its open-source nature. And if you work in an IT field, you’ve probably been exposed to more Linux in the last few years than before.

Our Linux guru, Jason Eckert, is back to “Talk Tech to Me” about Linux foo. Can your moves stand up when everyone is Linux foo fighting?