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Learn Linux - Full Course for Beginners

In this course you will learn Linux installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, shell scripting, command line, OS tools and much more... I have also included Resume and Interview workshops that will definitely help you get your dream IT job.

This course can help significantly for passing your RHCSA, RHCE, LFCS, LPI and CompTIA Linux+ certification exams

Following is the list of topics I will cover in this course:

Module 1 – Understanding Linux Concepts
What is Linux?

Everyday use of Linux

Unix vs. Linux

Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 2 – Download, Install and Configure

What is Oracle Virtual Box?

Downloading and Installing Oracle Virtual Box
Creating virtual machine

Linux Distributions

Different way to install Linux

Downloading and Installing Linux (CentOS)

Redhat Linux installation (Optional)

Linux Desktop (GUI)

Virtual Machine Management

Linux vs. Windows

Who Uses Linux?

Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 3 – System Access and File System

Accessing Linux system
Download and install Putty

Connect Linux VM via Putty

Important Things to Remember in Linux

Introduction to File System
File system structure description
File system navigation commands
File System Paths

Directory listing overview

Creating Files and Directories

Finding Files and Directories (find, locate)

Changing Password
Wildcard (*, $, ^)
Combining and Splitting Files (cat and cut)

Soft and Hard Links (ln)

Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 4 – Linux Fundamentals

Commands Syntax

File Permissions (chmod)

File Ownership (chown, chgrp)
Getting Help (man, whatis etc.)

TAB completion and up arrow keys

Adding text to file

Pipes ( | )

File Maintenance Commands

File Display Commands

Filters / Text Processing Commands (cut, sort, grep, awk, uniq, wc)

Compare Files (diff, cmp)

Compress and Un-compress files/directories (tar, gzip, gunzip)
Combining and Splitting Files

Linux vs. Windows Commands

Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 5 – System Administration

Linux File Editors (vi text editor)
sed Command

User account management

Switch users and Sudo access

Monitor users

Talking to users (users, wall, write)
Linux Directory Service - Account Authentication
Difference between Active Directory, LDAP, IDM, WinBIND, OpenLDAP etc.
System utility commands (date, uptime, hostname, which, cal, bc etc.)

Processes and schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at)

Process Management
System Monitoring Commands (top, df, dmesg, iostat 1, netstat, free etc.)

OS Maintenance Commands (shutdown, reboot, halt, init etc.)

Changing System Hostname (hostnamectl)

Finding System Information (uname, cat /etc/redhat-release, cat /etc/rel, dmidecode)

System Architecture (arch)

Terminal control keys

Terminal Commands (clear, exit, script)

Recover root Password (single user mode)
SOS Report

Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 6 – Shell Scripting
Linux Kernel

What is a Shell?
Types of Shells
Shell scripting

Basic Shell scripts

If-then scripts

For loop scripts

do-while scripts

Case statement scripts

Aliases
Shell History
Command history

Module 7 – Networking, Servers and System Updates

Enabling internet in Linux VM

Network Components

Network files and commands (ping, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, networking config files)

NIC Information (ethtool)

NIC or Port Bonding
Downloading Files or Apps (wget)
curl and ping Commands
File Transfer Commands

Module 8 – Disk Management and Run Levels
System run levels
Linux Boot Process
Message of the Day
Disk partition (df, fdisk, etc.)
Storage
Logical Volume Management (LVM)
LVM Configuration during Installation
Add Disk and Create Standard Partition
Add Disk and Create LVM Partition
LVM Configuration during Installation
Add Virtual Disk and Create New LVM Partition (pvcreate, vgcreate, lvcreate,)
Extend Disk using LVM
Adding Swap Space
RAID
Quiz, Homework and Handouts

Module 9 – All About Resume

Resume workshop
Cover Letter
Linux job description or duties
Exposure to Other Technologies
Homework and Handouts

Module 10 – All About Interview

IT Components
IT Job Statistics
Linus Around Us
Linux Operating System Jobs

IT Management Jobs
Post Resume and What to Expect
Interview workshop
Redhat Certifications (RHCSA, RHCE etc.)
Join Linux Community
200+ interview questions
Homework

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