Linux Essentials

Linux Essentials

Version: 1.6

The Linux Essentials certificate is a great way to show employers that you have the foundational skills required for your next job or promotion. It also serves as an ideal stepping stone to the more advanced LPIC Professional Certification track for Linux Systems Administrators.


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Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
1.2 Major Open Source Applications
1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing
1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux
Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System
2.1 Command Line Basics
2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help
2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files
2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line
3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line
3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files
3.3 Turning Commands into a Script
Topic 4: The Linux Operating System
4.1 Choosing an Operating System
4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware
4.3 Where Data is Stored
4.4 Your Computer on the Network
Topic 5: Security and File Permissions
5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types
5.2 Creating Users and Groups
5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership
5.4 Special Directories and Files

First Lesson

1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems (1.1 Lesson 1)

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