Course Outline
Introduction
- Linux Foundation
- Linux Foundation Training for Government
- Linux Foundation Certifications
- Linux Foundation Digital Badges
- Laboratory Exercises, Solutions, and Resources
- Distribution Details
- Labs
Preliminaries
- The Command Line
- Linux Distributions and Desktops
- Keeping Current
- Filesystem Layout
- Editors
- sudo
- Labs
Linux Philosophy and Concepts
- Linux History
- Linux Philosophy
- Linux Community
- Linux Vocabulary
- Linux Distributions
- Labs
Linux Installation
- Planning the Installation Process
- Source Media
- Doing the Install
- Labs
Graphical Interface
- Graphical Layers
- Session Management
- Exploring the Filesystem
- Customizing the Graphical Desktop
- Labs
System Configuration from the Graphical Interface
- System Settings
- Display Settings
- Network Manager
- NTP (Network Time Protocol)
- Graphical Software Package Management
- Labs
Finding Linux Documentation
- Documentation Sources
- The UNIX Manual
- GNU Info
- Command Help
- Other Documentation Sources
- Labs
Common Applications
- Internet Applications
- Office Applications
- Multimedia Applications
- Graphics Editors
- Labs
Text Editors
- Available Text Editors
- Creating a File Without an Editor
- nano
- gedit
- vi
- emacs
- Labs
Boot Process
- Bootloader
- Linux Kernel and initramfs
- init and Services
- Console
- X Window System and Desktop Manager
- Labs
Commandline Operations
- Command Line Operations and Options
- Basic Operations
- Command Prompt
- Wildcards
- Searching for Files
- Package Management
- Labs
User Environment
- Accounts
- Environment Variables
- Key Shortcuts
- Command History
- Command Aliases
- File Ownership and Permissions
- Labs
Text Operations
- cat
- echo
- sed
- awk
- Miscellaneous Text Utilities
- Sorting, Cutting, Pasting, Joining, Splitting
- Regular Expressions and grep
- Labs
File Operations
- Filesystems
- Partitions and Mount Points
- Network File System (NFS)
- Working with Files
- Comparing Files
- File Types
- Compressing Data
- Labs
Bash Shell Scripting
- Scripts
- Features
- Functions
- Command Substitutions and Arithmetic
- If Conditions and Tests
- Looping Structures
- Case Structure
- Debugging
- Creating Temporary Files and Directories
- Labs
Processes
- Introduction to Processes
- Process Attributes
- ps
- top
- Load Averages
- Process Control
- Starting Processes in the Future
- Labs
Printing
- CUPS and Printer Configuration
- Printing Operations
- PostScript and PDF
- Labs
Networking
- Addressing
- Networking Interfaces and Configuration
- Networking Utilities and Tools
- Labs
Local Security Principles
- Local Security
- When to Use Root
- sudo
- Passwords
- Bypassing User Authentication
- Labs
Requirements
This course is designed to equip participants with the essential skills and competencies required to function effectively as a professional Linux system administrator. Participants should possess foundational knowledge of Linux, including familiarity with its most common utilities and text editors.
Audience
This class is tailored for individuals who have limited or no prior experience with Linux or Unix environments. It is particularly beneficial for system administrators, developers, architects, decision-makers, and new Linux users who are looking to delve into more advanced topics such as Linux system administration, network management, and enterprise system architecture.
Experience Level: Beginner
The course content is structured to align with the needs of public sector professionals and supports the development of skills for government operations.
