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AI and Linux tutorials devs actually used in 2025
Welcome to edition #44 of the We ❤️ Open Source newsletter! We've successfully merged 2025 into main and this is your first email of 2026 that's actually worth opening (unless you won the lottery).
As we kick off the new year, we're sharing the tutorials developers kept coming back to in 2025—from AI fundamentals to Linux and open source troubleshooting strategies. This week we're highlighting our most useful guides, including 10 practical ways AI can actually help your Linux workflow (yes, even explaining the kill command like a Klingon), a complete learning path that takes you from AI basics to building your own agents, plus insights on why enterprise security discipline is a competitive advantage for open source.
We're also featuring Rachel-Lee Nabors on the We ❤️ Open Source podcast exploring the agentic web and what it means for developers who want more control over how information is discovered and shared.
As always, our goal is to raise your open source IQ and share the stories of the people shaping the open source world—through content made and curated by real humans.🙂
This week we'll look at...
Kick off 2026 with the We Love Open Source community
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Articles
 | AI fatigue is real, but hear us out: There are genuinely useful ways to leverage AI for Linux work. This Learn Linux TV tutorial covers 10 practical applications, from decoding cryptic systemd errors to generating bash prompts. Bonus: You'll learn how to make AI explain the kill command like a Klingon. No, seriously. WHY WE ❤️ IT: The video includes honest examples of where AI fails and where it succeeds, including real test results from production servers. We love this realistic and fair approach. |
 | Looking for the most useful Linux and open source tutorials of the year? We pulled together our six standouts—from faster local dev environments to OpenTelemetry, FreeDOS, AI coding pitfalls, and more. These are the practical, high-signal guides developers kept coming back to. Perfect weekend reading if you want to level up fast. WHY WE ❤️ IT: This summary post saves you time (we did the work), and the educational value is tremendous! Special thanks to the great Don Watkins for making this possible. |
 | Community Linux distributions like AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux offer freedom and flexibility, but enterprise security requires more than just updates. Learn why structured patching, lifecycle planning, and compliance frameworks aren't burdens—they're competitive advantages. WHY WE ❤️ IT: Disciplined security practices aren't sexy, but this article does a great job of explaining what they look like, and why they're vital and well worth the effort. |
What's in your technology toolbox?
Want to actually understand AI? We've mapped the learning path for you. Five tutorials that take you from how AI observes patterns to deploying open source agents in your dev environment. Read them in order or jump to what you need. Either way, you'll finish ready to build.
From the We ❤️ Open Source Podcast
 | From browsers to personal agents, the web is changing fast. Rachel-Lee Nabors explains how the agentic web, open source standards, and MCP could give developers more control over how information is discovered, shared, and acted on. A thoughtful look at what comes next on the We ❤️ Open Source podcast. |
Wrap Up
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We hope you learn something new this weekend!
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