The Enterprise Linux Administrator Journey to a New Linux Career

Part 1 - Requirements and Linux Background (35 pages)

This section is a complete introduction to Linux. Its history, what the Operating system is, the different common distributions and how Linux differs from other Operating systems available today.

• Explanation of what skills and knowledge is required before starting in the Linux world.

• Recommended reading and studying materials.

Chapter 2: Origins and Brief History. (10 pages)

Chapter 3: Linux Explained. (15 pages)

• Basics of the Operating system.

• Common Linux distributions

Many uses of Linux

• Differences between other Operating systems and Linux.

This section is to start getting hands on Linux and learning how to install.

Chapter 4: Installing Linux for the First Time (65 pages)

• Where to get Linux. (5)

Different vendors

• Community

• Licensing

• Using virtualization. (5)

• Windows Virtualization

• Exercise

• Libvirt

• Exercise

• How to create Linux installation media.

• Basic Installation

• Custom installations.

• Exercise

Exercise

Exercise

Chapter 5: Using Linux for the first time (35)

• Accessing Linux (10)

• Console

• SSH

• Web console

• Exercise

Command line (10)

• Command line basics.

• Command line shortcuts.

• Different commands in different distributions.

• Exercise

• Desktop basics (15)

• Installing different desktops.

• Enabling and Disabling Desktops

• Exercise

• SSH and SSHD configuration (8)

• Configuration files and starting services.

• Enabling access through Firewall.

• Exercise

Users & Groups (8)

• Creating users and groups.

• Exercise

• Exercise

• Chmod, chown, chgrp

• Acls

Exercise

Chapter 7: Package Installation (40)

Installing packages (20)

• Different package management systems.

• Exercise

• Manual package installation.

• Exercise

• Repository configuration.

• Exercise

• System patching (20)

• Errata

• Exercise

• System updates

• Exercise

• Exercise

• Network basics in Linux (17)

• Configure network configuration with command line.

• Configuring Network configuration with graphical tools.

• Configure Network