Overview

This online instructor led training course builds on students existing user-level knowledge and experience with the Linux operating system to present fundamental skills and concepts that they will use on the job in any type of Linux career. This course can benefit students in two ways. If students job duties include Linux troubleshooting, installation, or maintenance, or if students are preparing for any type of Linux-related career, it provides the background knowledge and skills students will require to be successful. This course is also beneficial for Server Administrators who work with Microsoft and other products, who may interface with Linux.

Exam Number: XK0-004

Course Instructor: Dan Goodman

Course Outline

  • Hardware and system configuration
  • Systems operations and maintenance
  • Security
  • Linux troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Automation and scripting

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

  • Identify basic Linux concepts and perform basic Linux tasks
  • Manage user and group accounts
  • Manage partitions and the Linux filesystem
  • Manage various files in Linux
  • Work with Linux permissions and ownership
  • Print files
  • Manage packages
  • Manage kernel services
  • Work with the Bash shell and shell scripts
  • Manage jobs and processes
  • Manage system services
  • Configure network services
  • Configure basic Internet services
  • Implement measures to secure a Linux system
  • Manage hardware associated with Linux systems
  • Troubleshoot Linux system issues
  • Install the Linux operating system
  • Configure the GUI