Linux Essentials

Course Description:

This fundamental course in Linux will give you the best foundation in managing and administering a Linux network. It guides you to understand better the concept of a network using the Linux platform. It gives you hands-on experience in using essential commands in Linux. A good way to start your Linux Career

Certification Exam:

010-160: Linux Essentials Certificate Exam, version 1.6- 88 USD

Pre-requisite:

Basic knowledge of computers and Windows.

If you don’t have basic knowledge of computers then we highly recommend you attend our MS-Word, Excel, Power point and Internet For Beginners

Linux Essentials Syllabus

Chapter 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source

1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems

• Distributions
• Embedded Systems
• Linux in the Cloud

1.2 Major Open Source Applications

• Desktop applications
• Server applications
• Development languages
• Package management tools and repositories

1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing

• Open source philosophy
• Open source licensing
• Free Software Foundation (FSF), Open Source
  Initiative (OSI)

1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux

• Desktop skills
• Getting to the command line
• Industry uses of Linux, cloud computing and
  virtualization

Chapter 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System

2.1 Command Line Basics

• Basic shell
• Command line syntax
• Variables
• Quoting

 2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help

• Man pages
• Info pages

2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files

• Files, directories
• Hidden files and directories
• Home directories
• Absolute and relative paths

2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files

• Files and directories
• Case sensitivity
• Simple globbing

Chapter 3: The Power of the Command Line

3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line

• Files, directories
• Archives, compression

3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files

• Command line pipes
• I/O redirection
• Basic Regular Expressions using ., [ ], *, and ?

 3.3 Turning Commands into a Script

• Basic shell scripting
• Awareness of common text editors (vi and nano)

Chapter 4: The Linux Operating System

4.1 Choosing an Operating System

• Differences between Windows, OS X and Linux
• Distribution life cycle management

4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware

• Hardware

4.3 Where Data is Stored 

• Programs and configuration
• Processes
• Memory addresses
• System messaging
• Logging

4.4 Your Computer on the Network

• Internet, network, routers
• Querying DNS client configuration
• Querying network configuration

Chapter 5: Security and File Permissions

5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types

• Root and standard users
• System users

5.2 Creating Users and Groups

• User and group commands
• User IDs

5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership

• File and directory permissions and ownership

5.4 Special Directories and Files

• Using temporary files and directories
• Symbolic links

COURSE FEE

COURSE SCHEDULES

3 days / 9am - 5pm (24hrs)