linux.conf.au Courses

FPGA Design with Chisel

An introduction to using Chisel, a Scala-based hardware description language, to create expressive, tested, and maintainable digital designs.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

An Introduction to Vircadia - An Open Source Desktop and VR Metaverse

A high-level introduction to Vircadia, an open-source shared 3D space for socializing, scripting, games, and meetings.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

We Made a Beautiful Complete Open-Hardware Computer, Including Keyboard and Injection-Moulded Case

A community-built MEGA65 recreates the unreleased Commodore 65 with a polished injection-moulded case and custom mechanical keyboard.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Learning About Slightly More Advanced Networking with Linux

Learn how Linux can act as a router, with pointers to networking concepts and tools for exploring them.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

MariaDB Database Per User, on Demand - AKA Systemd Multi-Instance Socket Activated

A systemd-based design runs isolated MariaDB instances per user on demand, addressing noisy neighbors and idle resource use without containers or cloud services.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

What C and C++ Can Do and When Do You Need Assembly

Explore how GCC and Clang translate C and C++ code, and when x86-64 assembly can make performance-critical code faster.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Election Night Analysis - Art or Science

Explore how analysts use election-night data, historical trends, and statistical models to call Australian federal results before official counts are complete.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Building an Ephemeral World

Compare ImageBuilder and Buildah for producing secure, reusable Linux and container images for short-lived workloads.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Velociraptor - Dig Deeper in Linux

Explore how VQL enables scalable Linux endpoint hunts and real-time alerts for suspicious activity.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

On the Importance of Visibility

A case study in making internal tools visible enough to detect when orchestrated services stop working as expected.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Footguns and Factorisation - How to Make Users of Your Cryptographic Library Successful

Explores how usability traps in cryptographic libraries lead developers to write insecure code, and how maintainers can help users succeed.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Visualising and Tracing Requests Through a Cluster - Integrating OpenTracing into OpenStack Swift

Trace requests through an OpenStack Swift cluster with OpenTracing to see where time is spent and identify opportunities to tune configuration and code paths.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Live and Synchronous - Contribute to the Open Practice Library

A live walkthrough of contributing to an open practice library, from filing an issue or posting a patch to sharing a practice and joining its community.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Useful Reality - Assistive Wearable Tech on a Budget

A low-cost head-mounted setup turns a single-board computer, display, sensors, and controls into a hands-free microscope and instrument-reading aid.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Digital Will and Backup System for the Reasonably Paranoid

A paper-based backup design uses Shamir Secret Sharing so trusted people can recover digital assets or private data if the owner becomes incapacitated.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk