Video training course for the LPI Linux Essentials exam. This course is aimed at complete beginners to the Linux environment and is a perfect primer for the LPI Linux Administrator or CompTIA Linux+ exams or just to learn about this ubiquitous operating system.
Linux knowledge is a must-have for network engineers, programmers and cloud engineers. It's also tested in CompTIA, Cisco and Microsoft exams. This entire course can be completed on your home computer using a virtual machine and a free Linux distro.
Your Instructor
Diogo Oliveria
Diogo is an assistant professor in the School of Information at the Florida State University, focusing his research on network performance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery techniques for large-scale networks, software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Additionally, he has more than 15 years of industry experience in network and Linux engineering.
He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and a M.S. degree in computer engineering from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Both his masters and PhD research topics focused on network performance and security.
- Over 15 hours of video training
- Instructor follow along labs
- End-of-module exams
- End-of-course certificate
- Access to members only forum
- Exam vendor – Pearson VUE
- Prerequisites – None
- Recommended – Network+
| Module 1 | The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source |
| Unit 1 | Open Source Software and Licensing |
| Unit 2 | Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems |
| Unit 3 | Major Open Source Applications |
| Unit 4 | LAB - Major ICT Skills and Working in Linux |
| Module 2 | Finding Your Way on a Linux System |
| Unit 1 | Command Line Basics |
| Unit 2 | Using The Command Line to Get Help |
| Unit 3 | Using Directories and Listing Files |
| Unit 4 | Creating, Moving and Deleting Files |
| Unit 5 | LAB - Basic Commands in Linux Lab |
| Module 3 | The Power of the Command Line |
| Unit 1 | Archiving Files on the Command Line |
| Unit 2 | Searching and Extracting Data from Files |
| Unit 3 | Turning Commands into Scripts |
| Unit 4 | LAB - Scripting in Linux |
| Module 4 | The Linux Operating System |
| Unit 1 | Choosing an Operating System |
| Unit 2 | Understanding Computer Hardware |
| Unit 3 | Where Data is Stored |
| Unit 4 | Your Computer on the Network |
| Unit 5 | LAB - Working in the Linux Environment |
| Module 5 | Security and File Permissions |
| Unit 1 | Basic Security and Identifying User Types |
| Unit 2 | Creating Users and Groups |
| Unit 3 | Managing File Permissions and Ownership |
| Unit 4 | Special Directories and Files |
| Unit 5 | LAB - Users and File Permissions |
| Unit 6 | LAB 2 - Users and File Permissions |
| Module 6 | Practice Exams |
| Unit 1 | Exam 1 |
| Unit 2 | Exam 2 |
