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The Linux Basics Course - Beginner to Sysadmin, Step by Step

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Overview

This course covers Linux fundamentals essential for system administration, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and programming. Students will learn basic Linux commands, text editing, package management, file permissions, user account management, processes, filesystem layout, scheduling tasks, bash scripting, monitoring systems, service management, Ansible automation, and more. The teaching method includes hands-on tutorials, command-line demonstrations, and practical exercises. The course is designed for beginners looking to become Linux system administrators, DevOps engineers, software developers, or tech professionals in related fields.

Syllabus

Linux Sysadmin Basics -- Course Introduction (Updated for 2020).
Linux Sysadmin Basics 01 -- Setting up a Linux Virtual Machine.
Linux Command-Line for Beginners: Your First 5 Minutes.
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Tech Career.
Linux Sysadmin Basics 02 -- Basic Commands.
Linux Command-Line for Beginners: What's happening on this machine?.
Linux Sysadmin Basics 03 -- Text Editors (and review of basic commands).
Linux Sysadmin Basics 04 -- Shell Features -- Pipes and Redirection.
Linux Sysadmin Basics 4.1 -- Filtering Output and Finding Things (&&, cut, sort, uniq, wc, grep).
How I Think About Learning.
Linux Sysadmin Basics 05 -- Package Management with apt-get.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- Linux File Permissions.
Basic Linux Access Control.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- User Account Management.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 6 -- Processes Overview.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 6.1 Process Signals.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 6.2 State, Niceness, and How to Monitor Processes.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 6.3 The /proc Filesystem.
Linux Basics -- Filesystem and Absolute/Relative Pathnames Explained.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 7 -- Filesystem Layout Overview.
Linux Sysadmin Basics -- 7.1 Filesystem Layout.
Linux Basics -- Linux File Types Explained.
Linux Basics -- Scheduling Tasks with Cron.
8 Bash Shortcuts Every Linux User Should Know.
Sysadmin Training: Where to find Answers to Technical Questions.
Sysadmin Book Review: Networking For Systems Administrators.
Basic tmux Tutorial - Windows, Panes, and Sessions over SSH.
Basic tmux Tutorial, Part 2 -- Shared Sessions.
Archiving and Compression on Linux - Basic tar Commands.
Bash Scripting 1 - Why Write Bash Scripts?.
Bash Scripting 2 -- Bash Basics.
Bash Scripting 3 -- Variables and Quoting.
Bash Scripting 4 -- How Bash Scripts Work.
Bash Scripting 5 -- Arguments.
Bash Scripting 6 -- 'If' and Testing Explained.
Bash Scripting 7: Functions and Course Review.
Everything You Need to Know About $PATH in Bash.
The Linux 'script' Command: Record Your Shell Sessions.
Linux Shell Aliases: What You Need to Know.
8 Basic lsof Commands Every Sysadmin Needs to Know.
Monitoring Linux Systems and Services with Monit (Hands-On Linux Course Preview).
Linux System Monitoring with Monit, part 2: SSH Local Forwarding for our Web Dashboard.
Service Management with systemd (Hands-On Linux Course Preview).
What Every Sysadmin Needs to Know about Tech Debt.
Resources for Becoming a Linux System Administrator.
Ansible 2 For Beginners: Linux Automation Course Overview.
Linux Documentation In 2017.
Sublime Text Basics: All the Best Features in One Video.
Linux Command: 'tee' - Watch & Log Command Output.
How to Backup and Restore a MySQL/MariaDB Database.
MySQL/MariaDB Basics (RHCE Certification Study).
10 Questions You NEED to Ask During Your Tech Job Interview.
VPNs for Privacy - The Basics.
Vim Basics in 8 Minutes.
Top 10 Linux Job Interview Questions.
A Guide to the DevOps Technical Interview.
How to Create a systemd Linux Service.
DevOps Resume Projects.
The Best Ideas in Tech Right Now (this very second!).
How to make an extra $1mil during your tech career.
3 Concepts to Master for DevOps/SRE Interviews.
Linux inodes Explained.
The real reason most companies use microservices.
Project Tour: Hashistack (Terraform, Consul, Nomad on AWS).
6 Tips to Start Your Tech Career in 2021.
How to move from Ops to DevOps, Step by Step.
How to safely delete Linux System Logs.
How to tail (follow) Linux Service Logs.
systemd on Linux 1: Intro and Unit Files.
systemd on Linux 2: systemctl commands.
Interview with a Software & Infrastructure Engineer.
systemd on Linux 3: Targets.
Genius Level Support Engineer Interview.

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