Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Catching up on Linux and sysadmin skills
PrimeGoat writes: Hello,
I've used Linux for 20 years, 10 of which were during my career as a Linux sysadmin. I'd say that I'm very familiar with the OS and how to use it. However, there's more to being a sysadmin than just knowing how to use Linux. There are best practices that evolve, new methods of doing things and new software that constantly comes out and evolves.
This is where my challenge comes. In 2012 I stopped my career as a Linux sysadmin and turned to crime. Though I did use my Linux skills in various capacities in my criminal career as I worked on the darknet, my primary skillset switched more to graphics and printing and some coding as I became highly skilled in forging fake IDs and wrote software to automate the process. This came to an end when I ended up being busted for dealing with the Russian Mafia when the FBI busted them with me alongside them.
See: https://www.justice.gov/usao-s...
29 months later, I came home. I anticipated that my tech skills will be partially outdated, and I was correct. There's a lot of stuff that I missed out on. I'm wondering what I should do to refresh my skills and to catch up on what I've missed. An obvious solution would be to get a job as a sysadmin again, but this probably isn't going to happen, as I'm changing my trajectory. I'm currently training to become a fullstack web developer, but still have a need to update my sysadmin skills and keep them fresh. I will be looking to go into business instead of getting a job. Any suggestions on what actions to take on my own to catch up and keep fresh?
I've used Linux for 20 years, 10 of which were during my career as a Linux sysadmin. I'd say that I'm very familiar with the OS and how to use it. However, there's more to being a sysadmin than just knowing how to use Linux. There are best practices that evolve, new methods of doing things and new software that constantly comes out and evolves.
This is where my challenge comes. In 2012 I stopped my career as a Linux sysadmin and turned to crime. Though I did use my Linux skills in various capacities in my criminal career as I worked on the darknet, my primary skillset switched more to graphics and printing and some coding as I became highly skilled in forging fake IDs and wrote software to automate the process. This came to an end when I ended up being busted for dealing with the Russian Mafia when the FBI busted them with me alongside them.
See: https://www.justice.gov/usao-s...
29 months later, I came home. I anticipated that my tech skills will be partially outdated, and I was correct. There's a lot of stuff that I missed out on. I'm wondering what I should do to refresh my skills and to catch up on what I've missed. An obvious solution would be to get a job as a sysadmin again, but this probably isn't going to happen, as I'm changing my trajectory. I'm currently training to become a fullstack web developer, but still have a need to update my sysadmin skills and keep them fresh. I will be looking to go into business instead of getting a job. Any suggestions on what actions to take on my own to catch up and keep fresh?
