What you’ll learn
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Become a professional Linux Sysadmin and get hired.
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You will MASTER all the Linux key concepts and commands starting from scratch. No prior Linux knowledge is required.
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Learn how to set up the Linux environment (Installing both Ubuntu and CentOS in a VM)
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Build a COMPLETE understanding of Linux OS (Distribution Independent) from the ground.
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For each Linux key concept or command you’ll get an High-Quality Video, a Cheatsheet, a Quiz, Practice Exercises and Slides.
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Master all important Linux commands.
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Understand Linux File Permissions, Processes, User Account Management, Linux Networking or Software Management.
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You will MASTER Ethical Hacking and Network Security Key Concepts (Reconnaissance, Sniffing, Iptables Firewall …).
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Acquire an good understanding of Netfilter/Iptables Linux Firewall (Chains, Tables, Matches, Targets).
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By the end of this course you will have a deep understand of the Linux operating system and be able to apply that knowledge in a hands-on manner.
he topics covered in this Linux Administration course are:
- Setting Up the Environment (Installing both Ubuntu and CentOS)
- The Linux Terminal In Depth
- The Linux File System
- Absolute vs. Relative Paths. Walking through the File System (pwd, cd, tree)
- The LS Command In-Depth (ls)
- Understanding File Timestamps: atime, mtime, ctime (stat, touch, date)
- Viewing Files (cat, less, more, tail, head, watch)
- Creating Files and Directories (touch, mkdir)
- Copying, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and Directories (cp, mv, rm, shred)
- Working With Pipes in Linux (|, wc)
- Command Redirection (>, >>, 2> &>, cut, tee)
- Finding Files and Directories (locate, find, which)
- Find and Exec
- Searching for String Patterns (grep, strings)
- Comparing Files (cmp, diff, sha256)
- The VIM Editor In Depth
- Compressing and Archiving Files and Directories (tar, gzip, bzip2)
- Hard and Symbolic Links. The Inode Structure
- User Accounts Management
- Understanding passwd and shadow files
- Understanding Linux Groups (groups, id)
- Creating, Changing, and Removing User Accounts User Accounts (useradd, usermod, userdel)
- Group Management (groupadd, groupdel, groupmod)
- User Account Monitoring (whoami, who am i, who, id, w, uptime, last)
- Linux File Permissions
- Octal (Numeric) Notation of File Permissions
- Changing File Permissions (chmod)
- Changing File Ownership (chown, chgrp)
- Understanding SUID (Set User ID), SGID (Set Group ID), and the Sticky Bit
- Umask
- Understanding Files Attributes (lsattr, chattr)
- Linux Process Management
- Processes and The Linux Security Model
- Listing Processes (ps, pstree, top, htop)
- Signals and Killing Processes (kill, pkill, killall, pidof)
- Foreground and Background Processes
- Job Control (jobs, fg, bg)
- Networking on Linux
- Getting Information and configuring the Network Interfaces (ip, ifconfig, route)
- Setting Up Static IP on Ubuntu (netplan)
- Testing and Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
- Using, Troubleshooting, and Securing SSH (sshd)
- Copying Files Over the Network (scp)
- Synchronizing Files and Directories using rsync
- Using wget
- Checking for Listening Ports (netstat, ss, lsof, telnet, nmap)
- Software Management
- DPKG (Debian and Ubuntu Based Distros) and APT
- DNF (RedHat Based Distros)
- Compiling Software From Source Code: Lab ProFTPD
- Linux System Administration
- Task Automation and Scheduling Using Cron (crontab) and Anacron
- Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (df, mount, umount, fdisk, gparted)
- Working With Device Files (dd)
- Getting System Hardware Information (lwhw, lscpu, lsusb, lspci, dmidecode, hdparm)
- Service Management (systemd and systemctl)
- Bash Shell Scripting
- Security: Information Gathering and Sniffing Traffic
- Security: Netfilter/Iptables Firewall
- Security: SSH PKI & SSH Hardening
Every topic includes many live examples, both on Ubuntu and CentOS, a command section, lots of quizzes, slides, and many practice challenges.
The skills you’ll learn will boost your career and make you even more valuable on the job market.
Who this course is for:
- Beginners who want to gain a complete and practical understanding of the Linux Operating System and Linux Command Line.
- People with some Linux experience who want to fill in gaps and become effective Sysadmins.
- Professionals that need to learn Linux to become more effective at their daily job. Application support engineers or developers that are required to use the Linux operating system.
- This course is targeted primarily at beginners.
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