Description

Learn more about basic Linux System Administration

This course is for someone who needs basic training in Linux, someone who is already in IT and wants to add a new skill. It is specifically designed for those who have been really busy with their work and don't have enough time. Now you don't have to stay awake at night or sneak out of your lunch break. You will learn so many Linux commands in just 2 days. Sounds unreal? Well take a look at my syllabus: - Understanding of Linux What is Oracle Virtual Box? Oracle Virtual Box Installation, Creating a virtual machine Linux Distributions, Linux Installation Download and install Putty, Connect Linux VM via Putty Changing Password, Introduction to File System File system structure description File system navigation commands, Directory listing overview Creating Files and Directories,File Permissions (chmod), File Ownership (chown, chgrp) Getting Help (man, what's etc.) Adding text to file, Pipes ( | ) Quiz, Homework, and Handouts File Maintenance Commands, File Display Commands Filters / Text Processing Commands (cut, sort, grep, awk, uniq, wc) Finding System Information (uname, cat /etc/redhat-release, cat /etc/*rel*, dmidecode) Linux File Editors (vi text editor) User account management Switch users and Sudo access System utility commands (date, uptime, hostname, which, cal, bc etc.) Processes and schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at) OS Maintenance Commands (shutdown, reboot, halt, init etc.) System Monitoring Commands (top, df, dmesg, iostat 1, netstat, free etc.) Shell scripting, Basic Shell scripts, Aliases, Command history Enabling Internet in Linux VM Network Files and Commands (ping, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, networking config files) System Updates and Repositories (rpm and yum), System Run Levels All the code files are placed at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Linux-Command-Line-for-Beginners

What You Will Learn

• Linux basic system administration
• Efficient in basic Linux command line
• A very well understanding of how Linux works

Audience

Anyone who has very limited time to learn Linux and wants the fastest and efficient way to learn Linux. Anyone who is already in IT and wants to add a new skill. Network, Storage, Database or Software engineers, developers, IT Help-desk technicians. Someone with no patience to spend endless hours learning a new skill. Anyone who wants to level up his or her career.

Approach

This course is designed for you to understand the importance of Linux and will help you learn it in two days.

Key Features

The instructor will walk you through each step in a very detailed manner.

Github Repo

https://github.com/packtpublishing/linux-command-line-for-beginners

About the Author

Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal is a systems engineer/manager, entrepreneur, instructor, and a public speaker. He started his career with Time Warner in 2000 as a systems administrator. He was involved in deploying technologies such as DTV, VOD, CableCards, and others. These technologies were built on many Linux distributions. Since then, he has utilized Linux/Unix skills in many Fortune 500 companies. He has worn many different hats and currently manages a large team of systems engineers, administrators and team leads globally. He has spearheaded projects such as datacenter migration, introduction, and deployment of VMware, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration, and many more. He is certified in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA, and Windows Server Certified.

Course Outline

1. Course Overview

Course Overview: Course Overview

2. Saturday - Basic Linux Administration

1. Welcome to Saturday Class

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Welcome to Saturday Class

2. What is Linux?

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: What is Linux?

3. What is Virtual Box?

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: What is Virtual Box?

4. Oracle Virtual Box Installation

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Oracle Virtual Box Installation

5. Creating Virtual Machine

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Creating Virtual Machine

6. Linux Distributions

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Linux Distributions

7. Linux Installation

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Linux Installation

8. Install Putty

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Install Putty

9. Connect Linux VM through Putty

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Connect Linux VM through Putty

10. Changing Password

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Changing Password

11. Introduction to File System and Structure

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Introduction to File System and Structure

12. File System Navigation Commands

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: File System Navigation Commands

13. Directory Listing Overview

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Directory Listing Overview

14. Creating Files and Directories

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Creating Files and Directories

15. Pipes ( | )

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Pipes ( | )

16. File Permissions

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: File Permissions

17. File Ownership Commands

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: File Ownership Commands

18. Adding Text to Files

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Adding Text to Files

19. Getting Help (man, whatis, -help)

Saturday - Basic Linux Administration: Getting Help (man, whatis, -help)

3. Sunday - Advance Linux Administration

1. Welcome

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Welcome

2. File Maintenance Commands (cp, rm, mv, mkdir, rmdir)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: File Maintenance Commands (cp, rm, mv, mkdir, rmdir)

3. File Display Commands (cat, less, more, head, tail, vi)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: File Display Commands (cat, less, more, head, tail, vi)

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

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Filters / Text Processing Commands (cut, sort, grep, awk, uniq, wc)

5. Finding System Information (uname, cat /etc/redhat-release, cat /etc/*rel*, dmid

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Finding System Information (uname, cat /etc/redhat-release, cat /etc/*rel*, dmid

6. Linux File Editor (vi)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Linux File Editor (vi)

7. User Account Management (useradd, groupadd, usermod, userdel, groupdel)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: User Account Management (useradd, groupadd, usermod, userdel, groupdel)

8. Switch Users and Sudo Access (su, sudo)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Switch Users and Sudo Access (su, sudo)

9. System Utility Commands (date, uptime, hostname, uname, which, cal, bc)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: System Utility Commands (date, uptime, hostname, uname, which, cal, bc)

10. Processes and Schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Processes and Schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at)

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

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: OS Maintenance Commands (shutdown, reboot, halt, init)

12. System Monitoring Commands (top, df, dmesg, iostat 1, netstat, free)

Structured Query Language - SQL: System Monitoring Commands (top, df, dmesg, iostat 1, netstat, free)

13. Shell Scripting

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Shell Scripting

14. Basic Shell Scripts

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Basic Shell Scripts

15. History Command (history)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: History Command (history)

16. Enabling Internet in Linux VM

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Enabling Internet in Linux VM

17. Network Files and Commands (ping, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, networking confi

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: Network Files and Commands (ping, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, networking config

18. System Updates and Repositories (rpm and yum)

Sunday - Advance Linux Administration: System Updates and Repositories (rpm and yum)

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