Ancillary Education

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Ancillary educational materials.

This is by no means a comprehensive or "complete" list and is subject to change and additions. Yes I could provide far more information simply by linking to manuals or text sites, but that shit is boring to most people and the whole point is to make learning this as easy as possible.
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"I don't know much about computers, but I'd like to know more."
CompTIA A+
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2eLe7uz-7CM

"I have a decent grasp on how computers work offline, but not so much about how they communicate or how the web works and I'd like to know more"
CompTIA Network+
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=vrh0epPAC5w

"How do anonymity networks like TOR and i2p work?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QRYzre4bf7I
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=UrAAczDfiBY
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=KhG29riqVUE

"What is FOSS?"/"What is Open Source?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=mkrT6pP5ew0
https://www.fsf.org/

"What is Linux?"/"What is BSD?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zA3vmx0GaO8
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PwugmcN1hf8
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=H-xc6c2ovMQ
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Sne3m0qLEMk

"How do I install Linux?"
Search on YouTube, I could link 300 different videos and still not cover every possibility.
TIP: Get 2 flash drives, use one to install Linux onto the other, so you can play around with a full installation without even touching your existing OS in the event you don't like the distro. A Virtual machine is also a decent option, but will not be a complete experience.

"What distribution should I use?"/"Which distribution is the best?"
The best distro FOR YOU is whichever one you feel most comfortable using and that you are competent with. If you aren't immediately filtered by the installation process, you will likely see a phase of "distrohopping" before you settle into one that suits your needs.
This is the whole point of Linux, you can make it your own bespoke experience for whatever you need or want.

"How strong is encryption REALLY?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=S9JGmA5_unY

"How can I use encryption to protect my files?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cxo8xosH_TI
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw

"How can I verify the integrity of a file I've downloaded?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3aX9zK88X9M
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=SiDLv16Jdpo
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=YM2CE6zKvoo

"What does it mean to 'compile something from source'?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8zmaYXNiwZk

"What is PGP? What is GPG?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1-MPcUHhXoc
https://gnupg.org/

"How can I use PGP?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1vVIpIvboSg
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=iEloW5QCvKI
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=SJAZDUuo4GE
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DMGIlj7u7Eo
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TAILS USB RESOURCES-
TAILS or "The Amnesic Incognito Live System" is a live OS that you can flash to a USB drive and gives you one of the most private web browsing experiences available. All of its networking is done over TOR and when shut down, nothing is saved to the USB drive (among many other security features)
It is recommended you use TAILS AS-IS and not modify it or attempt to use it as a daily driver.

How TAILS works-
https://tails.boum.org/about/index.en.html

Where to get TAILS-
https://tails.boum.org/install/index.en.html

How to install TAILS-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=eVp1qZ7HrE4

TAILS documentation-
https://tails.boum.org/doc/index.en.html

Etcher-
https://www.balena.io/etcher/
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"How can I browse the internet with a greater degree of privacy, without having to sacrifice tons of functionality, like when using TOR or TAILS?"

"What's a good private browser?"
This is an argument as old as time. The short answer (as of 2-13-2022) is something like Librewolf or some kind of custom Firefox config. Brave is OK, too. I and many others could write libraries of books on what browser you should or shouldn't use. I hope you at least know to avoid anything made by Google or Microsoft.

How to use uBlock-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2lisQQmWQkY

Other browser addons that will help-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=n0kl6t7U7K4

Other browser config that will help-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=xxWXLlfqNAo
https://ffprofile.com/
https://libreddit.nl/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/mqy5u1/firefox_privacy_tweaks/

"What is DNS?" (DON'T USE YOUR DEFAULT DNS!!)-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Rck3BALhI5c
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=mpQZVYPuDGU

"What is a useragent?" (Spoof it with a very common useragent)-
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ZmrFDD_61Uc

"What is a VPN?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=CWy3x3Wux6o

"What is a proxy?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=5cPIukqXe5w

"How can I make my own VPN?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=rtUl7BfCNMY
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GEJvy1nlD2o
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Lk_v6Q0YsNo
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=rXwJwubqVmI

"What is a virtual machine?"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=wX75Z-4MEoM
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GzMuZlm99g8

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