Course Overview

This course is for someone who needs basic training in Linux, someone who is already in IT and wants?to add a new skill.? It?is specifically designed for those who have been really busy with their work and don't have enough time.? 

In this course, you will gain a basic understanding of Linux, Linux distributions, Linux installation, and how to connect Linux VM via putty. You will also learn about the file system, followed by, file system structure description and file system navigation commands. You will also learn about Advanced Linux which includes file maintenance commands, file display commands, text processing commands, and many more. 

By the end of this course, you will have mastered Linux.

What You Will Learn

  • Linux basic system administration
  • Efficient in basic Linux command line
  • A very well understanding of how Linux works

Program Curriculum

  • Syllabus Overview
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  • Welcome to Saturday Class
  • What is Linux?
  • What is VirtualBox?
  • Lab Design
  • Oracle VirtualBox Installation
  • Creating Virtual Machine
  • Linux Distributions
  • Download and Install Linux (CentOS 7) - Recommended
  • Download and Install Linux (CentOS 8)
  • Download and Install Linux (CentOS 9)
  • Option 2 - Linux Installation on Cloud
  • Download and Install Putty
  • Connect Linux VM through Putty
  • Changing Password
  • Introduction to File System and Structure
  • File System Navigation Commands
  • Directory Listing Overview
  • Creating Files and Directories
  • Pipes (|)
  • File Permissions
  • File Ownership Commands
  • Adding Text to Files
  • Getting Help (man, whatis, --help)
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Welcome to Sunday Class
  • File Maintenance Commands (cp, rm, mv, mkdir, rmdir)
  • File Display Commands (cat, less, more, head, tail, vi)
  • Filters / Text Processing Commands (cut, sort, grep, awk, uniq, wc)
  • Finding System Information (uname, cat /etc/redhat-release, cat /etc/
  • rel
  • , dmid)
  • Linux File Editor (vi)
  • User Account Management (useradd, groupadd, usermod, userdel, groupdel)
  • Switch Users and Sudo Access (su, sudo)
  • System Utility Commands (date, uptime, hostname, uname, which, cal, bc)
  • Processes and Schedules (systemctl, ps, top, kill, crontab and at)
  • System Maintenance Commands (shutdown, reboot, halt, init)
  • System Monitoring Commands (top, df, dmesg, iostat 1, netstat, free)
  • Shell Scripting
  • Basic Shell Scripts
  • History Command (History)
  • Enabling Internet in Linux VM
  • Network Files and Commands (ping, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, networking confi
  • System Updates and Repositories (rpm and yum)
  • Congratulations
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Troubleshooting Putty Connection
  • Bonus Lecture

Instructor

Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal has over 20 years of experience in Systems administration & engineering, leadership, entrepreneurship, teaching, and public speaking. Currently, Imran manages a team of 58+ systems engineers, administrators, and team lead globally.  He started his career with Time Warner (New York City) in 2000 as a systems administrator. That is where he began his career in IT. He has utilized IT skills in many fortune 500 companies such as financial firms, fashion industries, tech media industry, etc. He spearheaded projects like datacenter migration, introduction and deployment of VMWare, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration, and many more. Imran earned his bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, the City University of New York as an honor student. He earned his MBA from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in operation management and IT. Some of his certifications are in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA, and Windows Server Certified Imran has been teaching since 2010 and provides onsite and online training on many IT subjects.  He has the best selling and highest-rated online courses with 250,000+ students worldwide. He has helped almost 1000+ students to land the job of their dream in IT. He believes in education and giving back. He also established a non-profit school for children from pre-K till 10th grade.

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