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Thursday, September 3 • 2:15pm - 3:15pm
RPMs for the System Administrator

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You may have heard about the latest news with open source: RPMs! As a system administrator, you may have lots of questions. What does this mean for me? Why the switch? What new skills do I need? How do I sanely manage open source on my system? Come to this session to demystify the bold new world of RPM's.
1. Understand what and RPM is 2. Understand where to get RPMs 3. Understand how to manage RPMs on your system
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avatar for Steve Pitcher

Steve Pitcher

IBM i Administration, iTech Solutions
Steve Pitcher is a Solutions Expert on Systems Administration and Security with iTech Solutions Group and an Industry Analyst at MC Press Online. He’s been a specialist in IBM i solutions since 2000 with an emphasis on modernization, security and collaboration products. Steve has... Read More →
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Kevin Adler

Software Engineer, IBM
Kevin Adler works at IBM, attempting to bring as much Linux and open source awesomeness to the IBM i platform. He has a wide range of knowledge on various computing subjects. He enjoys learning languages (both computer and natural) - currently he's learning Rust and French. If you... Read More →

Thursday September 3, 2020 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Hanover D
  Systems Management
  • LEVEL Beginner
  • AWARD SILVER
  • AUDIENCE System administrators wanting to understand how to manage open-source software

Attendees (8)