Course Features
Duration
5.51 hours
Delivery Method
Online
Available on
Lifetime Access
Accessibility
Desktop, Laptop
Language
English
Subtitles
English
Level
Beginner
Teaching Type
Self Paced
Video Content
5.51 hours
Course Description
Course Overview
Virtual Labs
International Faculty
Post Course Interactions
Instructor-Moderated Discussions
Case Studies, Captstone Projects
Skills You Will Gain
Prerequisites/Requirements
A desire to learn
What You Will Learn
Creating, renaming, moving, and deleting directories
Disk management, partitioning, and file system creation
Exactly how permissions work and how to decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease
How and why to redirect input and output from applications
How the the boot process works on Linux servers and what you can do to control it
How to be efficient at the command line by using aliases, tab completion, and your shell history
How to compare the contents of files
How to compress files to save space and make transferring data easy
How to configure sudo
How to customize your shell prompt
How to find and install software
How to get access to a Linux server if you don't already
How to schedule and automate jobs using cron
How to switch users and run processes as others
How to use the nano, vi, and emacs editors
Linux shell scripting
Listing, reading, creating, editing, copying, and deleting files
Managing Linux users and groups
Managing process and jobs
Networking concepts that apply to system administration and specifically how to configure Linux network interfaces
The basic Linux commands you'll use most often
The file system layout of Linux systems and where to find programs, configurations, and documentation
The various types of messages generated by a Linux system, where they're stored, and how to automatically prevent them from filling up your disks
Two methods to search for files and directories
What SSH is and how to use it
What a Linux distribution is and which one to choose
What pipes are, why they are useful, and how to use them
What software is needed to connect to Linux from Mac and Windows computers
Target Students
Anyone with a desire to learn about Linux
Existing Linux users that want to become power users
People that have Linux experience, but would like to learn about the Linux command line interface
People that need Linux knowledge for a personal or business project like hosting a website on a Linux server
People thinking about a career as a Linux system administrator or engineer, but need the basics first
People with limited time
Professionals that need to learn Linux to become more effective at work Helpdesk staff, application support engineers, and application developers that are required to use the Linux operating system
Researchers, college professors, and college students that will be using Linux servers to conduct research or complete course work