RHCSA (25): Season 1 Finale: Wrapping Up and What's Next in Season 2

RHCSA (EX200) Objectives

Executive Summary

Episode 25 serves as the capstone for Season 1, successfully bridging the gap between foundational theory and practical application. This finale recaps the entire season's journey, from the initial theoretical concepts in episodes 1-17 to the strategic planning and tool selection in episodes 18-22, culminating in the successful two-part lab build in episodes 23 and 24. With our Rocky Linux 9 server now live on Linode and fully accessible via SSH, the primary goal of Season 1 has been achieved: we have a professional, stable, and ready-to-use lab environment.

The episode then pivots to provide a comprehensive blueprint for the action-packed Season 2. Listeners are given a clear preview of the next 25 hands-on lab episodes, which will be dedicated exclusively to mastering the first major RHCSA objective: "Understand and use essential tools." To ensure a seamless transition, the episode concludes with a final "pre-flight check," a simple homework assignment for listeners to log into their new server and confirm it's ready for the first lab. This finale officially closes the chapter on preparation and sets the stage for the intensive, command-line-focused training to come. Season 2 will start in mid-2026. 🚀

Keywords: RHCSA, RHEL 10, Rocky Linux 9, Season Finale, Linode, Lab Setup, EX200, Hands-on Labs, System Administration, IT Training, Linux Podcast, Command Line, SSH, RHCSA Objectives

```
+-- Episode 25 Abbreviations
|
|-- EX200: Red Hat Certified System Administrator Exam Code
|-- grep: Global Regular Expression Print
|-- I/O: Input/Output
|-- IT: Information Technology
|-- OS: Operating System
|-- RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
|-- RHCSA: Red Hat Certified System Administrator
\-- SSH: Secure Shell
```

```
+-- RHCSA (25): Season 1 Finale: Wrapping Up and What's Next in Season 2
|
|-- 1. The Journey So Far: A Season 1 Recap
|   |-- 1.1 From Foundational Concepts (E1-17) to a Concrete Plan (E18-22)
|   |-- 1.2 To a Fully Deployed & Accessible Lab Server (E23-24)
|   \-- 1.3 Our Final Status: A Rocky 9 Linode, primed and ready for action
|
|-- 2. The Mission Ahead: A Deep Dive into Season 2
|   |-- 2.1 The Goal: Master RHCSA Objective 1 - "Understand and use essential tools"
|   |-- 2.2 The Format: 25 episodes, 25 practical, hands-on labs
|   |-- 2.3 The Pace: We'll dedicate labs to each sub-objective from 1.1 to 1.11
|   \-- 2.4 A Sneak Peek: Early episodes will hit shell syntax, I/O redirection, and grep
|
|-- 3. Your Pre-Flight Checklist for Season 2
|   |-- 3.1 Your Lab: Confirm your Linode is running
|   |-- 3.2 Your Access: Can you successfully SSH in using your keys?
|   \-- 3.3 Your "Homework": Log in and verify your OS with `cat /etc/rocky-release`
|
|-- 4. Final Thanks & The Road Ahead
|   |-- 4.1 Thank you for joining the entire journey of Season 1!
|   |-- 4.2 The theory is done. The lab is built. The real work begins now.
|   \-- 4.3 See you in Season 2, Episode 1, where we hit the command line!
|
\-- [END OF SEASON 1]
```

Season 2 will start in mid-2026.