First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux) header
First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux) profile picture

First Steps With Linux

@fswlinux

A practical guide to becoming a confident Linux user and sysadmin. Linux tips, insights, and lessons from the book. Get the book at https://nitter.cf/t.co/TLT5Yk16Vc

 📚 See what’s inside →
firststepswithlinux.com
Joined June 2026
  • Tweets133
  • Following2
  • Followers2.4K
37Media
Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)Photo by First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
👀 Look what’s here… First Steps With Linux is now available in paperback. 📚 firststepswithlinux.com/pape…
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
4
28
271
12,265
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreOct 28
Want to start learning Linux and be comfortable with it? Great! This book is for you. Thank me later 😇 firststepswithlinux.com/pape…
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
1
9
61
4,170
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreOct 19
I turned this book into an interactive learning experience 🐧 📖 Learn Linux from the ground up 💻 Practise commands as you go 🧠 Test yourself with knowledge checks 📊 Track your progress 🔖 Continue where you left off 🏅 Earn completion certificates 🛤️ Follow a guided learning path 📝 Prepare for the RHCSA exam with mock exams Same book. More ways to learn. Start learning for free → sysxplore.com
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picturesysxplore
@sysxploreOct 19
New learning experience (sysxplore.com)🔥
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
5
17
2
204
8,523
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreOct 19
New learning experience (sysxplore.com)🔥
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
3
55
2
515
33,789
Another great day to pick up a Linux book and read. firststepswithlinux.com/pape…
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
1
8
880
Quick Linux tip: You can enable timestamps in your bash command history to see when you ran previous commands. This can be useful for tracing what you were working on and when. To add timestamps to your history, just set the HISTTIMEFORMAT environment variable like so: $ export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%F %T " Now when you view your history or grep through it, you'll see a timestamp next to each command indicating when it was run: $ history | tail -n 5 Or to save a couple of keystrokes: $ history 5 The format "%F %T" shows the date and time, but you can customize it to your liking. Note: This does not put historical timestamps on commands you executed before setting HISTTIMEFORMAT.
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
2
7
22
1,261
P.S. Learning Linux doesn’t have to be overwhelming. I wrote First Steps With Linux, a 700+ page guide designed to take you from beginner to confident Linux user and sysadmin. Everything you need to build real Linux skills in one place. Get your copy: read.sysxplore.com/l/first-s…
First Steps With Linux

First Steps With Linux

First Steps With Linux A practical guide to understanding Linux and working confidently from the command line. Many people begin learning Linux by copying...

read.sysxplore.com
1
1
9
881
What’s your favorite linux distro?
13
2
11
2,439
First Steps With Linux retweeted
Maloan CRF¹⁸⁹⁵🔴⚫ (@PittaMarcello) profile picture
Maloan CRF¹⁸⁹⁵🔴⚫@PittaMarcelloSep 26
Replying to @sysxplore
Look what has just gotten here in my room:
Image from Maloan CRF¹⁸⁹⁵🔴⚫ (@PittaMarcello)
Image from Maloan CRF¹⁸⁹⁵🔴⚫ (@PittaMarcello)
Image from Maloan CRF¹⁸⁹⁵🔴⚫ (@PittaMarcello)
1
5
17
2,182
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreSep 20
Bought all this because I wanted to start a podcast. Never did. I’ll try again next year.
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
6
3
1
67
4,986
First Steps With Linux retweeted
Frank Hofmann (@hofmannedv) profile picture
Frank Hofmann@hofmannedvSep 18
my copy of it arrived today, and it looks great. Well done @sysxplore 📕 #Linux #book #training #documentation
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picturesysxplore
@sysxploreJul 24
It’s out! 📚 First Steps With Linux is finally available in paperback. And I have to admit… Turns out I accidentally wrote a bible. Holding the finished book in my hands for the first time was a surreal feeling. If you’ve been waiting for a physical copy, it’s here: firststepswithlinux.com/pape…
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
2
3
10
1,547
First Steps With Linux retweeted
Samir - Tech Profile (@SamirNagib5) profile picture
Samir - Tech Profile@SamirNagib5Sep 20
Replying to @sysxplore
@sysxplore arrived yesterday, now in Brazilian lands.
Image from Samir - Tech Profile (@SamirNagib5)
1
2
9
1,358
Another great day to pick up a Linux book and read. 🐧 Sharing is caring: firststepswithlinux.com/pape…
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
1
5
23
2,103
First Steps in Linux Dark edition.
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
11
599
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreSep 15
Linux runs everywhere and is the backbone of modern technology. Technology depends on it like your life depends on oxygen.
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
2
9
91
4,163
Primeros Pasos con Linux La guía práctica que te lleva de cero experiencia en Linux a administrar sistemas, redes y almacenamiento con total confianza, con ejemplos prácticos en cada paso. es.firststepswithlinux.com
Primeros Pasos con Linux - Guía completa para principiantes

Primeros Pasos con Linux - Guía completa para principiantes

Aprende Linux desde cero con una guía práctica en español para dominar la terminal, sistemas de archivos, permisos, redes y administración de sistemas.

es.firststepswithlinux.com
2
6
19
1,514
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreSep 12
Another great day to pick up a Linux book and read.
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
13
22
1
303
10,649
We just crossed 2.3K followers! Thank you all, and a huge thank you to everyone who has purchased the book. 🤝
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
2
17
1,262
First Steps With Linux retweeted
sysxplore (@sysxplore) profile picture
sysxplore
@sysxploreSep 9
Tools and stack I used to write and self-publish my 700+ page book, First Steps with Linux: Writing • AsciiDoc — writing and structuring the book • VS Code / AsciiDocFX — writing and editing • Applivre — a custom VS Code extension I built for chapter ordering, automatic includes, code line highlighting, build profiles, and theme management Design & book tooling • Inkscape — designing the visuals and book cover • Ruby — custom Asciidoctor extensions and layouts • YAML + CSS — PDF and EPUB themes • Rouge — syntax highlighting for code blocks Labs • Vagrant — provisioning the hands-on Linux labs used throughout the book Building • Asciidoctor PDF + EPUB3 — generating the PDF and EPUB • Shell scripts — automated build workflows • Docker — reproducible build environment Version control & automation • Git + GitHub — version control • GitHub Actions — automated builds Proofreading • Grammarly — proofreading Publishing • Gumroad — PDF + EPUB • Amazon KDP — paperback + Kindle A lot goes into making a book beyond just writing it.
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
Image from sysxplore (@sysxplore)
3
7
60
3,910
Cron cheatsheet for Linux sysadmins
Image from First Steps With Linux (@fswlinux)
2
14
1
79
2,770
Follow @fswlinux for more visuals like this.
1
218
Load more