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Install npm on Ubuntu with nvm to avoid Ubuntu's outdated Node.js package, skip sudo on global installs, and switch versions per project.

Install Webmin on Ubuntu 24.04, open the firewall for port 10000, log in with your root password, and fix the certificate warning.

Install Redis on Ubuntu from the official apt repository, verify it's running, enable it on boot, and persist config changes correctly.

Install kubectl on Ubuntu with curl, verify the checksum before running it, and understand the version skew rule against your cluster.

Install Wireshark with apt, set it up to capture packets without root, and understand why running it as root is a bad idea.

Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu with the official .deb package, add Google's apt repository, and know how to update or remove it.

Install Claude Code's CLI on Ubuntu with the official native installer or apt, verify it works, and know how to update or remove it.

apt is Ubuntu's package manager. Learn what apt update and apt upgrade actually do, and how apt relates to apt-get under the hood.

The essential Linux networking commands: ip for addresses and routes, ss for sockets, plus ping, dig, and curl, with what each actually does.