Best of Sysadmin — September 2025

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   Mitesh Viras·37w

   Before Linux Vs After Linux

   A humorous take on how Linux transforms users from casual web browsers into system administrators running their own infrastructure, highlighting the learning curve and responsibilities that come with adopting Linux.

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   Lonely Programmer·38w

   Before and After Linux

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   Lobsters·37w

   NixOS is the endgame of distrohopping

   NixOS represents the ultimate Linux distribution for experienced users seeking reproducible, declarative system management. The author chronicles their journey from Arch Linux through various distributions to NixOS, highlighting how it solves fundamental problems like configuration drift, dependency hell, and the "works on my machine" issue. NixOS offers immutable infrastructure, safe rollbacks, and mathematical guarantees about system state through pure functional package management. While not recommended for beginners due to its abstraction of low-level Linux concepts, it provides unparalleled control and reproducibility for managing multiple servers and development environments.

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   Lobsters·37w

   Wrongthink/posts/all-you-need-is-ssh/

   SSH can replace many complex home server solutions for file sharing, media streaming, and remote administration. Using tools like mpv with SFTP, scp, rsync, and LibreOffice's remote file access, you can accomplish most home server tasks without additional web-based abstractions or paid services. The approach emphasizes simplicity and minimalism over feature-rich but maintenance-heavy alternatives.

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