Over 5 Hours of Video Instruction Part 1: Essential Skills ======================== Lesson 1: Performing Basic Tasks from a Shell Environment 1.1: Understanding the File System Layout in the FHS 1.2: Knowing the Location and Purpose of Important Files and Directories as Defined in the FHS 1.3: Finding Files and Commands on a Linux System 1.4: Using Single Shell Commands and One-line Command Sequences 1.5: Using and Modifying the Shell Environment 1.6: Using and Editing Command History 1.7: Invoking Commands Inside and Outside the Defined Path Lesson 2: Processing and Working with Text Files 2.1: Using Streams, Pipes, and Redirects 2.2: File Viewing Commands 2.3: File Formatting Commands 2.4: File Processing Commands 2.5: Understanding vi 2.6: Editing Text Files with vi 2.7: Using Regular Expressions to Work with Text Files 2.8: Searching Text Patterns with grep Lesson 3: Performing Basic File Management Tasks 3.1: Copying, Moving, and Removing Files 3.2: Using Wildcards 3.3: Other File Management Tools 3.4: Creating Backups 3.5: Analyzing and Extracting tar Backups 3.6: Understanding Links and Inodes 3.7: Managing Hard and Symbolic Links Lesson 4: Managing Processes 4.1: Running Jobs in Foreground and Background 4.2: Sending Signals to Processes 4.3: Monitoring Processes with top 4.4: Selecting and Sorting Processes with ps and Related Utilities 4.5: Understanding Process Priority 4.6: Changing Process Priority Part 2: Administration Tasks ============================ Lesson 5: Design Hard Disk Layout 5.1: Allocating Filesystems and Swap Space 5.2: Tailoring the Design to the Intended Use of the System 5.3: Ensuring the /boot Partition Conforms to the Hardware Architecture 5.4: Understanding Basic LVM Features Lesson 6: Creating Partitions and Filesystems 6.1: Understanding GPT and MBR Differences 6.2: Managing MBR Primary Partition Tables with fdisk 6.3: Managing Logical Partitions with fdisk 6.4: Basic Knowledge of gdisk and parted with GPT 6.5: Creating Filesystems 6.6: Verifying the Integrity of Filesystems 6.7: Monitoring Free Space and Inodes 6.8: Repairing Simple Filesystem Problems Lesson 7: Common Filesystem Management Tasks 7.1: Understanding Filesystem Mounts 7.2: Mounting Filesystems 7.3: Configuring Filesystem Mounting on Boot 7.4: Configuring User Mountable Removable Filesystems 7.5: Understanding Disk Quotas 7.6: Managing Disk Quotas Lesson 8: Managing Permissions 8.1: Understanding Linux Users and Groups 8.2: Understanding File Ownership 8.3: Understanding rwx Permissions 8.4: Managing Access Permissions on Regular and Special Files and Directories 8.5: Understanding Special Permissions 8.6: Using Access Modes Such as SUID, SGID, and Sticky Bit 8.7: Modifying the File Creation Mask Lesson 9: Managing Software 9.1: Understanding Packages and Meta Package Handlers 9.2: Understanding Variations in Linux Software Management 9.3: Installing, Reinstalling, Upgrading, and Removing Packages Using RPM and YUM 9.4: Obtaining Information on RPM Packages 9.5: Understanding Debian / Ubuntu Package Management Part 3: Advanced Management Tasks ================================= Lesson 10: System Architecture 10.1: Enabling and Disabling Integrated Peripherals 10.2: Configuring Systems with or without External Peripherals 10.3: Differentiating Between the Various Types of Mass Storage Devices 10.4: Differentiating Between Coldplug and Hotplug Devices 10.5: Determining Hardware Resources for Devices 10.6: Tools and Utilities to List Various Hardware Information 10.7: Tools and Utilities to Manipulate USB Devices 10.8: Conceptual Understanding of sysfs, udev, dbus Lesson 11: Boot the System 11.1: Understanding GRUB and GRUB2 Differences 11.2: Providing Common Commands to the Boot Loader and Options to the Kernel at Boot Time 11.3: Demonstrating Knowledge of the Boot Sequence from BIOS to Boot Completion 11.4: Understanding SysVinit and system 11.5: Awareness of Upstart 11.6: Checking Boot Events in the Log Files Lesson 12: Managing the Boot Sequence 12.1: Setting the Default Runlevel or Boot Target 12.2: Changing Between Runlevels / Boot Targets Using Single User Mode 12.3: Shutting Down and Rebooting from the Command Line 12.4: Alerting Users Before Making Changes Lesson 13: Install a Boot Manager 13.1: Providing Alternative Boot Locations and Backup Boot Options 13.2: Installing and Configuring a Boot Loader such as GRUB 13.3: Performing Basic Configuration Changes for GRUB2 Lesson 14: Managing Shared Libraries 14.1: Identifying Shared Libraries 14.2: Identifying the Typical Locations of Shared Libraries 14.3: Loading Shared Libraries Part 1: Essential Skills ======================== Lesson 1: Performing Basic Tasks from a Shell Environment This lesson introduces the shell environment and working with commands. Lesson 2: Processing and Working with Text Files Working with text files is an essential skill for a Linux administrator. This lesson showcases which tools are available to work with text files in the most efficient way. Lesson 3: Performing Basic File Management Tasks As Linux is a file-oriented operating system, performing file management tasks is an important skill. This lesson teaches the essentials about working with Linux filesystems. Lesson 4: Managing Processes This lesson covers how to start, monitor, and prioritize processes. Part 2: Administration Tasks ============================ Lesson 5: Design Hard Disk Layout This lesson details how to design a hard disk and create partitions and filesystems on a hard disk. Lesson 6: Creating Partitions and Filesystems To store files, you need a filesystem. This lesson explains how to create and work with Linux filesystems as well as how to perform common filesystem administration tasks. Lesson 7: Common Filesystem Management Tasks This lesson covers how to mount and unmount file systems and how to work with quotas. Lesson 8: Managing Permissions Permissions are used to grant access to file resources on Linux systems. This lesson explains how to set permissions according to specific needs. Lesson 9: Managing Software Linux works with software packages that are provided through repositories. This lesson explains how to install and manage software packages as well as repositories. Part 3: Advanced Management Tasks ================================= Lesson 10: System Architecture This lesson details how to work to inventory hardware in a system and how to connect and disconnect different devices. Lesson 11: Boot the System Many things are happening when a Linux server is booting. This lesson explains the boot order and the different components involved. Lesson 12: Managing the Boot Sequence This lesson details how to change runlevels and boot targets. The lesson also covers how to shut down or reboot a system. Lesson 13: Install a Boot Manager This lesson explains how to install and configure the GRUB and GRUB2 boot managers. Lesson 14: Managing Shared Libraries This lesson explains how to identify and manage shared libraries.
