Alif Putra Winata

Students | Open Source Contributor | Linux Enthusiast

About Me

Hello World! This is me, I`m interested in Linux, Open Source, and Technology in general. I`m currently a Students, Open Source is my DNA, i`m also is a big fan of KDE Plasma. Kind of my daily activities is tinkering with various Linux Distro and Vintage Windows OS in a VM, Doing some Network and OS performance tweaks and efficiency, Setting-up annoyance and distracion-less environment, Setting-up adblocking and privacy tweaks both on DNS-level, OS-level and Browser-level. And training online LLMs for suiting my needs, effective prompt and answer, all while keeping privacy is under control. I`m also interested in learning about Cloud Computing, Containerization, Orchestration, Virtualization and of course Web Development.

My Skills and Tools:

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Contacts

Other Skills

Operating Systems

Linux Desktop Workstation (GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, ChromeOS, etc.)
Linux systemd services, timers, and units management
Linux Package Management (APT, RPM, DNF, YUM, Zypper, Pacman, AUR Helper, Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, Tarball, and Source Compilation)
Linux Firewall (UFW and firewalld)
Linux Networking (Netplan, /etc/network/interfaces, NetworkManager, systemd-resolved, resolvconf)
Linux Performance Tuning (swapfile, swapiness, and ZRAM)
Linux Security Module (LSM). AppArmor and SELinux

Self-Hosted Solutions

AdGuard Home (As Local DNS Server and As DHCP Server)
Pi-Hole (As Local DNS Server)
NextCloud (As Self-Hosted Cloud Storage and File Sharing)

Remote Management and Provisioning

Remote Desktop (RDP, VNC, SPICE, TeamViewer, AnyDesk)
Remote Mananagement and Provisioning of Android, Google Chrome, ChromeOS
Cloud-Based DNS Firewall and Content Filtering (NextDNS,AdGuard DNS, ControlD, Cloudflare Gateway, Cisco Umbrella)
Cloud-Based Storage and File Sharing Services (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Mega, Box, pCloud)
Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Teams. As User and As Admin with Microsoft 365 Admin Center)
Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Gmail, Meet, Chat, Gemini As User and As Admin with Google Workspace Admin Console)
Adblock Plus Filter Syntax (And DNS-based Adblock Syntax like AdGuard Home, domain, hosts, dnsmasq, and BIND format)

Creative Tools and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Prompt Engineering (For ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta and other LLMs)
Microsoft Designer (Included in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote)

Heavy Equipment Engineering Skills

Diesel Engine Assembly, Disassembly and Troubleshooting
Heavy Equipment Electrical System Maintenance and Repair
Powertrain System Maintenance and Repair

Others

Satellite Television Installation, Tracking, and Troubleshooting
Some cooking skills for Home cooking, (Not Professional Level)

Education

2013 - 2019: Elemetary School No.24 Lawang Kidul
2019 - 2022: Junior High School No.2 Lawang Kidul
2023 - 2026: SMK Bukit Asam Vocational High School, majoring in Heavy Equipment Engineering
2026 - N/A: TBA

Internships and Work Experience

2025: Internship at PT. Pusaka Bumi Transportasi, working on Plant Department, focusing on Heavy Equipment Maintenance and Operations

Volunteer Experience

2025 - Present: Mozilla Support and KB (Knowledge Base) Contributor
2025 - Present: Termux Proot Distro - Contributor
2022 - Present: ABPindo (Indonesian Adblock Filter List) - Contributor and Maintainer