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## Contents
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1. [Introduction](#introduction)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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2. [Hull University Resources](#hulluniversity)
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- [Student Discount/Free Stuff](#freestuff)
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3. [Hull Resources (Non University)](#hull)
4. [Business/Career](#business)
5. [Services](#services)
6. [Software](#software)
6. [tools](#tools)
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7. [Programming](Programming.md)
8. [Ethics, Law & Professionalism](Ethics_Law_Professionalism.md)
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- [Ethics](Ethics_Law_Professionalism.md#ethics)
- [Professionalism & Standards](Ethics_Law_Professionalism.md#standards)
- [Law](Ethics_Law_Professionalism.md#law)
9. [Educational Resources](#education)
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10. [Linux Distributions](#linux)
11. [Electronics](Electronics.md)
12. [Hypervisors and virtual machines](Virtualisation.md#virtualisation)
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- [Andrew Hancock, VMware vExpert](Virtualisation.md#andrewhancock)
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13. [Cyber Security Resources](CyberSecurity.md)
14. [Other Interesting Stuff](#misc)
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## Introduction <a name="introduction"></a>
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The Freeside Student Resources list consists of multiple categories of professional and academic resources which are aimed at aiding University of Hull students to gain further knowledge.
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List originally comprised by [@closebracket](https://github.com/closebracket)
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## Contributing <a name="contributing"></a>
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Freeside welcome contributions to these lists from staff and students at the University of Hull, as well as members of the public. If you wish to contribute, please abide by the following rules:
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- Fork the repository, look at the markdown and understand it.
- Make your changes and double check that nothing is broken.
- Make a pull request and request a review from the Freeside team.
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### Help and Support
[SittingBanana01](https://github.com/SittingBanana01/), a Computer Science student at Hull, has developed a Chrome Browser extension to help students navigate around University Resources quicker. [Download here](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hull-university-buddy/jnppmhcoifoohipnnhdabhnolnilncbk). Installation instructions are included in the zip. If you are interested in contributing to the development of the extension, please get in touch with [SittingBanana01](https://github.com/SittingBanana01/).
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**Contributing to Freeside**
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> Help is available on the **[Freeside's Discord server](https://discord.freeside.co.uk/)** if you have questions in relation to contributing to Freeside in any capacity.
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**Help with Linux**
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> Resources to Learn Linux are available further down the list. You should try to do some basic research and troubleshooting yourself prior to asking for help. If you cannot solve an issue, help is available on the **[Freeside's Discord server](https://discord.freeside.co.uk/)**.
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**Help for University of Hull Students**
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> If you need help with University of Hull assignments/coursework, you should contact the Hub through **[Evision](https://evision.hull.ac.uk)**. Alternatively, for tech issues, ICTD can be contacted via **[The Support Portal](https://support.hull.ac.uk)**.
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## Student Discount / Free stuff <a name="freestuff"></a>
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1. [Github Student Pack](https://education.github.com/pack).
2. [Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/students/). FREE Microsoft licenses for Windows 10 and 11, Visual Studio and other Windows server operating systems, excludes Micresoft Office!
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3. [VMware IT Academy Program](https://www.vmware.com/uk/company/it-academy.html)
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> VMware IT Academy is a similar program to the [Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/free/students/), and allows students to obtain Software Products and Licensing for most of the VMware Products for FREE e.g. VMware Workstation, VMware vSphere, VMware Fusion.
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> If you are a student of The Department of Computer science and Technology you would have been enrolled automatically. However sometimes your information may have "fallen through the cracks!", if so please reach out to me Andy Hancock via http://support.hull.ac.uk and mention Andy Hancock!
5. [Learning Python Book](https://cfm.ehu.es/ricardo/docs/python/Learning_Python.pdf)
6. [Google Workspace for Education](https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_in/products/workspace-for-education/) Gives students and teachers access to all premium Google Workspace tools. With access to various colaboration and productivity tools, it provides extra cloud storage to all authorised users.
## Hull University Related <a name="hulluniversity"></a>
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1. [Brian Tompsett Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfG7W9cpOp4G4rH-gLgxVdw). Brian is a [lecturer at University of Hull](https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/brian-tompsett) and has a [long list of published works](https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=4CFnDSAAAAAJ&hl=en).
2. [Andrew Hancock](Virtualisation.md#andrewhancock). Andrew is the VMware Specialist in Computer Science & Technology, responsible for architecure, watering & feeding the Computer Science and Technology VMware infrastructure. He also has a long list of VMware and Virtualisation articles. Please also see [VMware IT Academy Program](https://www.vmware.com/uk/company/it-academy.html)
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3. [The Yellow Book](https://www.robmiles.com/s/CSharp-Book-2019-Refresh.pdf) - A fantastic intro to C# from former Hull Lecturer, [Rob Miles](https://www.robmiles.com/). He also has other publications available [here](https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27:Rob%20Miles&s=relevancerank&text=Rob%20Miles&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1).
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4. [Rob Miles Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4OEadKEwxD7TxR9hKhxtuQ).
5. [HullBlogs](https://hullblogs.com/) - A collection of blogs from UoH staff, alumni and current students.
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6. [Freeside Discord](https://discord.gg/qAZ8dAp).
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7. [#HullCSS Discord](https://hullcss.org/discord).
8. [Hull Gaming Society Discord](https://discord.gg/Rm5gepFQWA).
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9. [Hull Robotics Society Discord](https://discord.gg/pYP5kqE).
10. [University of Hull Unofficial Discord Server](https://discord.gg/PPrvttzFSW)
11. [Department of Computer Science and Technology Twitter](https://twitter.com/HullCompSci).
12. [University of Hull - Hull's digital repository, Hydra](https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/)
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13. [LaTeX Dissertation / Report Templates](https://git.starbeamrainbowlabs.com/Demos/latex-templates) (unofficial edit of an official template)
14. [Hull University Employability Award](https://hullawards.hull.ac.uk/) - Get an award from the university for extracurricular activities.
## Hull Related <a name="hull"></a>
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1. [For Entrepreneurs Only](https://forentrepreneursonly.co.uk/) - Headquartered on UoH campus providing business mentoring and support.
2. [C4Di](https://www.c4di.co.uk/) (Hull Based)
3. [Connected Humber Hardware Meetups](https://www.connectedhumber.org/meetups.html)
4. [Hull Central Library Makerspace](https://www.hcandl.co.uk/libraries/makerspace/about-makerspacehull)
5. [Hull Chamber of Commerce](https://www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk/)
## Business / Career <a name="business"></a>
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1. [Google Campus](https://www.campus.co/) (London Based)
2. [Barclays Eagle Labs](https://labs.uk.barclays/) (Nationwide)
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3. [For Entrepreneurs Only](https://forentrepreneursonly.co.uk/) - Headquartered on UoH campus providing business mentoring and support.
4. [C4Di](https://www.c4di.co.uk/) (Hull Based)
5. [5 ways to help get into the games industry](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-ways-help-you-get-job-games-industry-beginners-guy-derosa/)
6. [Writing the ideal CV for the games industry](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/writing-ideal-cv-games-industry-guy-derosa-1c/)
7. [University of Hull Computer Science Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5117767/)
8. [Network Yorkshire Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/97127/)
9. [One Hull Business Forum Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3700459/)
10. [The Yorkshire Mafia Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1260737/)
11. [Yorkshire Enterprise Network Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/64954/)
12. [York & Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Linkedin Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4217871/)
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13. [Forage](https://www.theforage.com/) - Offers 5-6 hours virtual work experience programs.
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## Services <a name="services"></a>
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1. [Migadu.com](https://migadu.com) - Unlimited cheap email for lots of domains.
2. [Github Pages](https://pages.github.com/)
3. [Gitlab](https://about.gitlab.com/)
4. [Matomo](https://matomo.org) - Self hosted Google Analytics alternative.
5. [Wekan](https://wekan.github.io/) - Opensource Kanban.
6. [Shodan](https://www.shodan.io/) - Create an account with your University email address to get free membership.
7. [Spyse](https://spyse.com/) Internet assets registry that scan, collect, analyze, and provide information on internet entities💰.
8. [The Things Network](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/)
9. [Programmable Web APIs](https://www.programmableweb.com/)
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10. [A list of publically available APIs](https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis)
11. [GitHub Gist](https://gist.github.com/) - For sharing code quicky and privately.
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## Software <a name="software"></a>
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1. [Atom Editor](https://atom.io/)
2. [Jetbrains Editors](https://www.jetbrains.com/).
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3. [The Awesome Self-Hosted List](https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted) - a list of open source projects which can be self-hosted. The list comprises an amazing range of fascinating tools and projects.
4. [Bashmarks](https://github.com/huyng/bashmarks)
5. [Doctl](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl)
6. [The Big Warehouse](https://github.com/sbrl/thebigwarehouse) - A collection of resources for programmers.
7. [Dockstation](https://dockstation.io/) - Docker GUI for Windows, Mac and Linux
8. [Tush](https://github.com/darius/tush/) - a literate testing shell
9. [Haven Self Hosted Blog](https://github.com/havenweb/haven) - A self hosted private blog built with ruby on rails.
10. [Fritzing](https://fritzing.org/) - A software for desinging circuits, PCBs and testing them virtually.
11. [Katakoda](https://www.katacoda.com/) - Katacoda provides a platform to build live interactive demo and training environments.
12. [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/) - CodeSandbox is an online code editor and prototyping tool that makes creating and sharing web apps faster.
## Tools <a name="tools"></a>
1. [BuiltWith](https://builtwith.com/) - Find out what websites are built with.
2. [Regexr](https://regexr.com/) - A Regex helper.
3. [delim.co](https://delim.co/) - Quickly convert column data to delimited data.
4. [GitHub Command Line](https://cli.github.com/) - Do common GitHub tasks from the command line.
5. [Privatebin](https://privatebin.net/) - Open-source pastebin client that can also be self-hosted.
6. [Ouroboros](https://github.com/pyouroboros/ouroboros) - Keep those docker containers up to date.
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7. [TLDR Pages](https://tldr.sh/) - Simplified man pages.
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8. [Explain Command](https://www.mankier.com/explain) - A quick way to see what commands and their options do before running them.
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## Educational Resources <a name="education"></a>
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1. [Math Talks to Blow Your Mind Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bEIw_xkj1FgKr7QY_Sahswy)
2. [Data Structures Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2_aWCzGMAwI3W_JlcBbtYTwiQSsOTa6P).
3. [Harvard CS50x](https://cs50.harvard.edu).
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- 3.1 [Harvard CS50 2018 Lectures Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T382eX9-tF75Wa4lmlC7sxNDH).
- 3.2 [Harvard CS50 for Lawyers Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvD71Eu17WEDRgEDTYH3MfKaG5lySs1dp).
- 3.3 ([CS50 Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcabW7890RKJzL968QWEykA)).
4. [NullByte](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTNupxATBfWmfehv21ym-g) (Youtube Channel).
5. [NumberPhile](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A) (Youtube Channel).
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6. [Computerphile](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA) (Youtube Channel).
7. [Docker's Official Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC76AVf2JkrwjxNKMuPpscHQ).
8. [Brian Tompsett Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfG7W9cpOp4G4rH-gLgxVdw). Brian is a [lecturer at University of Hull](https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/brian-tompsett) and has a [long list of published works](https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=4CFnDSAAAAAJ&hl=en).
9. [Rob Miles Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4OEadKEwxD7TxR9hKhxtuQ) .
10. [Install LAMP on Ubuntu](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-20-04-quickstart) - Tutorial on installing LAMP on Ubuntu
11. [CRISP-DM PyData 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=civLio11SjQ)
12. [Tackling Imposter Syndrome, a cambridge students perspective](https://youtu.be/Zd7t9vKsiiA).
13. [Digital Ocean Tutorials](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials?primary_filter=popular) - System Administration tutorials from Digital Ocean. Can be followed on any Linux machine.
14. [Data Science Handbook](https://tanthiamhuat.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/pythondatasciencehandbook.pdf)
15. [The Basics by Tom Scott](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha)
16. [How To Build An App: Everything You Didn't Know You Needed To Know](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGJu6skU4TBYrIWxggkZBrF5)
17. [Jeff Geerling](https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffGeerling) - YouTube channel with lots of Raspberry Pi projects and tests, along with resources on Kubernetes, Ansible and more.
18. [Data Structures and Algorithms Visualiser](https://visualgo.net/en) - Provides visulation for different data structures and algorithms like sorting, linked lists, hash table etc. Also allows some customizations.
19. [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/) - An artificial-intelligence backed search engine for academic publications.
20. [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/) - Open-access repository of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics and more.
21. [The Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies](https://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/index.html) - Collection of bibliographies of scientific literature in computer science from various sources.
22. [dblp](https://dblp.uni-trier.de/) - Provides open bibliographic information on major computer science journals and proceedings.
23. [ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com) - A large bibliographic database of scientific publications.
24. [University of Hull - Hull's digital repository, Hydra](https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/)
25. [Visualisation and Audibilization of Sorting Algorithms](https://panthema.net/2013/sound-of-sorting/) - Visualize different sorting algorithms and listen the sound of sorting.
26. [Sentdex Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/sentdex) - Youtube channel to learn Machine learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing and python.
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27. [Udemy](https://www.udemy.com/courses/free/) - Udemy free courses to help learn a range of skills (Offers paid courses).
28. [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=free) - Coursera free courses to help learn a range of skills (Offers paid courses).
29. [Pure Bash Bible](https://github.com/dylanaraps/pure-bash-bible) - A collection of pure bash alternatives to external processes.
30. [Learn Git Branching](https://learngitbranching.js.org/) - A visual Git tutorial.
31. [ffmpeg Guide](https://gist.github.com/protrolium/e0dbd4bb0f1a396fcb55) - Some useful tricks for `ffmpeg`.
32. [SAG](https://tldp.org/LDP/sag/sag.pdf) - The Linux System Administrator's Guide.
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33. [Regexone](https://regexone.com/) - A Regex guide.
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34. [the-art-of-command-line](https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line) - Learn the command line (specifically Bash).
## Linux Distributions <a name="linux"></a>
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1. [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/) - Great starting distributions for beginners as lots of support is available.
2. [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/) - Freeside uses this in our Lab!
3. [Arch](https://www.archlinux.org/) - Advanced distribution for those looking to expand their knowledge of Linux.
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4. [Anarchy](https://anarchyinstaller.gitlab.io/) and [ALG](https://archlinuxgui.in/download.html) - These are menu/graphical installers for Arch linux, can be useful for those wanting to try out Arch without doing everything from the command line.
5. [Artix](https://artixlinux.org/) - A systemd-free alternative to Arch.
6. [Kubuntu](https://kubuntu.org/) - Ubuntu with an alternative desktop environment (KDE).
7. [Lubuntu](https://lubuntu.me) - Ubuntu using LXQT, a lightweight alternative to other desktop environments.
8. [Mint](https://linuxmint.com/) - Another variant of Ubuntu, great for those familiar with Windows.
9. [Tails](https://tails.boum.org/index.en.html) - A portable distribution that runs only in memory, for the ultimate privacy protection.
10. [Qubes OS](https://www.qubes-os.org/intro/) - A reasonably secure operating system. _Recommended by Edward Snowden_
11. [Raspberry Pi OS](https://www.raspberrypi.org) - For use with the range of Raspberry Pi single board computers. A great distribution if you're looking to get into programming (and don't mind spending a bit of money on the hardware to run it), especially involving Python or electronics (the Pis can come with GPIO pins for use with electronics). There are some beginner projects listed on the site but there are a lot of projects made by the Pi community.
12. [Rescatux](https://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/) - An Debian based os which has utilities to help repair potentially broken Linux or Windows systems as well as boot loaders.
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#### Supporting learning Linux
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1. [Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/) - Ubuntu Q&A site. Part of Stack Exchange.
2. [Unix & Linux Stack Exchange](https://unix.stackexchange.com/) - For more general Linux-related questions.
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#### Linux Resources
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1. [Arch Linux Wiki - Permissions](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_permissions_and_attributes)
2. [Arch Linux Docs - SSH](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenSSH#Installation)
3. [Configure 2FA on SSH](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/configure-ssh-2fa#1-overview)
4. [Desktop Environments](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment)
5. [Install and Configure SSH Server on Arch Linux](https://linuxhint.com/install_ssh_server_on_arch_linux/)
6. [OpenSSH Manual](https://www.openssh.com/manual.html)
7. [Principle of Least Privilege](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/security-the-principle-of-least-privilege-polp/ba-p/2067390)
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8. [Introduction to Linux](http://ftp.wayne.edu/ldp/en/Intro-Linux/Intro-Linux.pdf) - Hands on guide to learn Linux.
9. [Learn Shell](https://www.learnshell.org/) - Learn programming with Unix/Linux shell interpreters.
10. [Linux Upskill Challenge](https://linuxupskillchallenge.org/) - Learn the Linux terminal with a free and open source 21 day course
## Other interesting stuff <a name="misc"></a>
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1. [E Foundation](https://e.foundation)
2. [Satyr](https://git.waldn.net/git/knotteye/satyr) - Self hosted media streaming
3. [File Stash](https://www.filestash.app/)
4. [MIT Press: Reading code != Reading Language](https://news.mit.edu/2020/brain-reading-computer-code-1215)
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5. [Andrew Hancock talks with Experts Exchange about Career Growth and VMware](https://www.experts-exchange.com/podcasts/5/Career-Growth-and-VMware.html)
6. [Andrew Hancock talks with Experts Exchange about being an IT Author and British Beekeeper](https://www.experts-exchange.com/podcasts/241/EP-19-Buzz-Words-IT-Author-and-Beekeeper-Andrew-Hancock.html)
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