Overview:
Welcome to "Linux for Absolute Beginners!" This course is your comprehensive introduction to the Linux operating system, designed specifically for those who are new to Linux. Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system used widely in both personal and professional computing environments. In this course, you'll learn the basics of Linux, including navigation, file management, user permissions, and essential command-line utilities, empowering you to confidently use and navigate the Linux environment.- Interactive video lectures by industry experts
- Instant e-certificate and hard copy dispatch by next working day
- Fully online, interactive course with Professional voice-over
- Developed by qualified first aid professionals
- Self paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone friendly
- 24/7 Learning Assistance
- Discounts on bulk purchases
Main Course Features:
- Step-by-step instruction on Linux fundamentals and basic commands
- Hands-on exercises and practical tasks to reinforce learning
- Exploration of essential Linux utilities for file management and system administration
- Introduction to the Linux command-line interface (CLI) and bash scripting
- Guidance on user management, permissions, and security in Linux
- Real-world examples and scenarios to illustrate Linux usage and applications
- Access to a Linux virtual machine for hands-on practice
- Supportive online community for collaboration and assistance
Who Should Take This Course:
- Absolute beginners with little to no prior experience with Linux
- Students and professionals looking to expand their knowledge and skills in operating systems
- Anyone interested in exploring the world of open-source software and Linux-based systems
Learning Outcomes:
- Navigate and manipulate the Linux file system using command-line utilities
- Perform common file management tasks such as creating, moving, and deleting files and directories
- Understand user permissions and security features in Linux
- Execute basic administrative tasks using the Linux command line
- Write and execute bash scripts to automate tasks and streamline workflows
- Gain confidence in using Linux for personal computing and professional tasks
- Troubleshoot common issues and errors in the Linux environment
- Continue learning and exploring advanced Linux topics beyond the course curriculum.
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). All of our courses are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.Assessment
At the end of the Course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.Curriculum
- Protected: Introduction to Linux
- Protected: Linux distributions explained
- Protected: VirtualBox installation and virtual machine setup
- Ubuntu Linux installation in a virtual machine
- Ubuntu Linux setup in a virtual machine continued
- Protected: First bootup into Linux
- Protected: VirtualBox Guest Additions
- Ubuntu desktop customization
- Protected: Unity Tweak Tool
- Installing Linux alongside Windows (dual boot)
- Protected: Dual boot setup continued
- Introduction to the Linux command line interface (CLI)
- Navigating directories with the ls command
- Administrator privileges in terminal
- Using the package manager to install new applications
- Protected: Searching through the repositories to find new applications to download
- Installing packages which are not located in the repositores
- Keeping programs updated via terminal
- File permissions and ownership explained
- File permissions and ownership continued
- Protected: Creating new files using the touch command.mp4
- Protected: Creating new directories and moving files
- Copying, renaming, and removing files.mp4
- The find command and it’s practical uses
- Protected: The find command and it’s practical uses continued
- Protected: Find command final thoughts
- Using the grep command to find information within files
- Using grep in conjunction with the find command
- How to redirect the output of a command
- Using the top command to view applications in real time
- Protected: Viewing the entire list of open processes and closing applications via terminal
- Services explained
- Configuring services via terminal
- Protected: Using crontabs to schedule tasks
- Crontab practical applications
- Protected: Choosing an integrated development environment (IDE)
- Protected: Eclipse installation and setup
- Protected: PyCharm installation and setup
- Protected: PyCharm installation problem resolved
- Protected: GitHub installation and how to setup a repository
- How to push and pull information from our repository
- How to remove and ignore directories in our repository.mp4
- How to resolve merge conflicts
- How to setup and manage branches
- Correction from previous lecture
- Getting started with Meteor
- Setting up our Meteor project
- Protected: Setting up our router and React components
- Watch as our Meteor project begins to take form
- Getting into the programming of our Meteor app
- Rendering our blog posts
- Putting the finishing touches on our Meteor app
- Protected: Apache 2, PHP 5, and MySQL setup
- Server configuration
- Protected: Linux hosts file
- Deploying our Meteor to our Apache 2 server
- Protected: Setting up our MongoDB NoSQL database
- Protected: Setting up our virtual host
- Protected: Using a shell script to set our environment variables
- Protected: Installing and configuring phpMyAdmin
- Let’s take a tour around the phpMyAdmin panel
- Protected: Creating a basic virtual host
- Protected: Setting up a WordPress installation on top of our Apache 2 environment
- Protected: Before using WordPress we need to setup our database
- Protected: Python installation and command line interface
- Why is Python 3 worth learning
- Protected: Adding and removing users through the graphical user interface (GUI)
- Protected: Adding new users through terminal.mp4
- Protected: How to delete users through terminal
- How to change an exsisting user’s password
- Adding users to a group and why this is valuable
- Protected: Introduction to networking
- How does the internet work
- What is a local area network
- Protected: Practical networking commands
- Practical networking commands continued
- Protected: Using netstat to track detailed network statistics
- An in-depth look at the Linux hosts file
- Linux hosts file continued
- Using traceroute to track the servers a request passes through
- Using network mapper to track the activity on your network
- Network mapper continued
- Using SSH to access the command line of a remote host
- Using SFTP to transfer files to and from machines
- Setting up an SSH host on our local machine
- Using the man command to learn about the programs on your machine
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