ATTENTION: If you belong to the LaaS Cert program, the training does not include an exam.

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

Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source

1.1. Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems

1.1. Lesson 1

1.2. Major Open Source Applications

1.2 Lesson 1

1.3. Open Source Software and Licensing

1.3. Lesson 1

1.4. ICT Skills and Working in Linux

1.4. Lesson 1

Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System

2.1. Command Line Basics

2.1. Lesson 1

2.1. Lesson 2

2.2. Using the Command Line to Get Help

2.2. Lesson 1

23. Using Directories and Listing Files

2.3. Lesson 1

2.3. Lesson 2

2.4. Creating, Moving and Deleting Files

2.4. Lesson 1

Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line

3.1. Archiving Files on the Command Line

3.1. Lesson 1

3.2. Searching and Extracting Data from Files

3.2. Lesson 1

3.2. Lesson 2

3.3. Turning Commands into a Script

3.3. Lesson 1

3.3. Lesson 2

Topic 4: The Linux Operating System

4.1. Choosing an Operating System

4.1. Lesson 1

4.2. Understanding Computer Hardware

4.2. Lesson 1

4.3. Where Data is Stored

4.3. Lesson 1

4.3. Lesson 2

4.4. Your Computer on the Network

4.4. Lesson 1

Topic 5: Security and File Permissions

5.1. Basic Security and Identifying User Types

5.1. Lesson 1

5.2. Creating Users and Groups

5.2. Lesson 1

5.3. Managing File Permissions and Ownership

5.3. Lesson 1

5.4. Special Directories and Files

5.4. Lesson 1

Practice test

Duration

50 hours