Linux Administration Bootcamp: Go from Beginner to Advanced

If you want to learn Linux system administration and supercharge your career, read on.

Hello. My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners, the founder of the Linux Training Academy, and an instructor to thousands of satisfied students. I started my IT career in the late 1990's as a Unix and Linux Systems Engineer and I'll be sharing my real-world Linux experience with you throughout this course.

By the end of this course you will fully understand the most important and fundamental concepts of Linux server administration. More importantly, you will be able to put those concepts to use in practical real-world situations. You'll be able to configure, maintain, and support a variety of Linux systems. You can even use the skills you learned to become a Linux System Engineer or Linux System Administrator.

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This Linux course doesn't make any assumptions about your background or knowledge of Linux. You need no prior knowledge to benefit from this course. You will be guided step by step using a logical and systematic approach. As new concepts, commands, or jargon are encountered they are explained in plain language, making it easy for anyone to understand. Here is what you will learn by taking Linux Bootcamp:

• How to get access to a Linux server if you don't already.
• What a Linux distribution is and which one to choose.
• What software is needed to connect to Linux from Mac and Windows computers.
• What SSH is and how to use it.
• The file system layout of Linux systems and where to find programs, configurations, and documentation.
• The basic Linux commands you'll use most often.
• Creating, renaming, moving, and deleting directories.
• Listing, reading, creating, editing, copying, and deleting files.
• Exactly how permissions work and how to decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease.
• How to use the nano, vi, and emacs editors.
• Two methods to search for files and directories.
• How to compare the contents of files.
• What pipes are, why they are useful, and how to use them.
• How to compress files to save space and make transferring data easy.
• How and why to redirect input and output from applications.
• How to customize your shell prompt.
• How to be efficient at the command line by using aliases, tab completion, and your shell history.
• How to schedule and automate jobs using cron.
• How to switch users and run processes as others.
• How to find and install software.
• How the the boot process works on Linux servers and what you can do to control it.
• 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.
• Disk management, partitioning, and file system creation.
• Managing Linux users and groups.
• Networking concepts that apply to system administration and specifically how to configure Linux network interfaces.
• How to configure sudo.
• Managing process and jobs.
• Linux shell scripting

What you learn in Linux Bootcamp applies to any Linux environment including CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, RedHat Linux, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware, and more.

Enroll now and start learning the skills you need to level up your career!

What are the requirements?

• A desire to learn.

What am I going to get from this course?

• By the end of this course you will understand the fundamentals of the Linux operating system and be able to apply that knowledge in a practical and useful manner.

What is the target audience?

• People with limited time.
• Anyone with a desire to learn about Linux.
• People that have Linux experience, but would like to learn about the Linux command line interface.
• Existing Linux users that want to become power users.
• People that need Linux knowledge for a personal or business project like hosting a website on a Linux server.
• 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.
• People thinking about a career as a Linux system administrator or engineer, but need the basics first.
• Researchers, college professors, and college students that will be using Linux servers to conduct research or complete course work.