Syllabus
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 (*, $, ^)
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 (cat and split)
Linux vs. Windows Commands
Quiz, Homework and Handouts
Module 5 – System Administration
Linux File Editors (vi text editor)
User account management
Switch users and Sudo access
Monitor users
Talking to users (users, wall, write)
System utility commands (date, uptime, hostname, which, cal, bc etc.)
Processes and schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at)
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)
Quiz, Homework and Handouts
Module 6 – Shell Scripting
Linux Kernel
What is a Shell?
Shell scripting
Basic Shell scripts
If-then scripts
For loop scripts
Do-while scripts
Case statement scripts
Aliases
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)
System updates and repositories (rpm and yum)
Download files with URLs (wget)
System Upgrades
SSH and Telnet
DNS
Hostname and IP Lookup (nslookup and dig)
NTP
chronyd
Sendmail
Apache Web Server (http)
Central Logger (rsyslogd)
Quiz, Homework and Handouts
Module 8 – Disk Management and Run Levels
System run levels
Linux Boot Process
File transfer (ftp, scp, rsync etc.)
Message of the Day
Disk partition (df, fdisk, etc.)
Add Disk and Create Standard Partition
Storage
Logical Volume Management (LVM)
LVM Configuration during Installation
Add Disk and Create LVM Partition
RAID
Quiz, Homework and Handouts
Module 9 – All About Resume
Resume workshop
Linux job description or duties
Homework and Handouts
Module 10 – All About Interview
What is IT?
IT Components
Apply for Linux jobs and what to expect
Interview workshop
IT Job Statistics
Linux Operating System Jobs
IT Management Jobs
200+ interview questions
Homework
