I used to do the follow to learn more about linux system and how various sw components worked over long period of times on a personal server: 1) Create git r

I used to do the follow to learn more about linux system and how various sw components worked over long period of times on a personal server: 1) Create git repo, add all /usr/* /bin /sbin /etc to git. 2) Use utilities to monitor all TCP out going connections to see which apps were connecting to network. It was a fun exercise to see what components, config files were change over time.