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:information_source: :moneybag: You can buy PDF/EPUB versions from [Gumroad](https://learnbyexample.gumroad.com/) or [Leanpub](https://leanpub.com/u/learnbyexample)
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📢 📢 📢 🐍 [The Indie Python Extravaganza](https://leanpub.com/b/theindiepythonextravaganza/c/pytober) bundle is free till 31-Oct-2021.
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### Ebook drafts
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* [Linux Command Line](https://github.com/learnbyexample/Linux_command_line) — Introduction to Linux commands and Shell scripting
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* [Ruby Scripting](https://github.com/learnbyexample/Ruby_Scripting) — examples based tutorial for Ruby scripting
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* [Perl Introduction](https://github.com/learnbyexample/Perl_intro) — Introductory course for Perl 5 through examples, geared towards VLSI engineers
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## Blog
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https://learnbyexample.github.io/
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## Try Linux on a VM
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* [Simple guide to install Linux as Virtual Machine](https://www.storagecraft.com/blog/the-dead-simple-guide-to-installing-a-linux-virtual-machine-on-windows/)
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* For Linux distro, you can check out a custom [Porteus](http://porteus.org/) build I made with addition of gvim, Perl, Python 2 and Python 3. It is a light weight distro, < 200MB ISO file (so, selecting RAM size of 512MB is enough for most purposes) and boots usually within 5 seconds
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* [Porteus_32bit.iso](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7SzVctdXWlUYy1QZG1NX2xyYVk)
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* [Porteus_64bit.iso](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7SzVctdXWlUV3kyNlhMU29PMUk)
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* Both the builds have a folder at `/tmp/useful_files/` which contains dot files (to be copied to home directory) and handful of Perl and Python 3 programs for learning purposes
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* The default passwords are `toor` for root and `guest` for guest — [Porteus FAQ](http://www.porteus.org/faq.html)
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* If you get errors like **kernel panic**, you might have to [Enable Intel VT-x in Your Computer’s BIOS or UEFI Firmware](https://www.howtogeek.com/213795/how-to-enable-intel-vt-x-in-your-computers-bios-or-uefi-firmware/)
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## Blog
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**Further Reading** Guide to choosing your Linux Distribution, installation, list of applications, etc
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* [awesome-linux](https://github.com/aleksandar-todorovic/awesome-linux#distributions)
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* [computefreely](https://computefreely.org/)
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* [Arch wiki: list of applications](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications)
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* [alternativeto: Crowdsourced software recommendations](https://alternativeto.net/)
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https://learnbyexample.github.io/ — my super duper awesome programming blog
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## Curated resources
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Collection of learning resources, includes an intelligent search feature to find resources based on keywords used in these lists
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Here's my collection of learning resources. Thanks to [mdBook](https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook), these lists also have an intelligent search feature to find resources based on keywords.
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* [Computer Science and Programming](https://learnbyexample.github.io/curated_resources/cs_programming.html)
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* [Python](https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/)
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## dot files
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Do NOT copy bash and vim customization files (files starting with `.`) directly to your home directory. You might overwrite useful settings already present. Understand them and add as necessary.
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This repo also includes Bash and Vim customization files (files starting with `.`) based on my personal preferences.
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⚠️ Do NOT copy these files directly to your home directory. You might overwrite useful settings already present. Understand the customizations and apply them manually.
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