L-120 Linux Fundamentals Certification Training Course

L-120 Linux Fundamentals Course Overview

This course is focused on the fundamental tools and techniques of Linux and Unix operating system so that students can gain proficiency using the command line.

This course will provide extensive hands-on experience. Participants will learn how to manage files and directories, utilize the vi editor, work with Linux security mechanisms to protect files and programs.

Work with the Linux shell to control the flow and processing of data through pipelines, design and write shell programs of moderate complexity, and manage multiple concurrent processes in order to achieve higher utilization of Linux.

Audience:

This course is designed for the following professionals: -

• Beginners who want a solid foundation in Linux/Unix

• Experienced Linux Professionals who want to enhanced their knowledge of linux/Unix Operating System

Course Prerequisites

• Students should be comfortable with computers.

• No familiarity with Linux or other Unix operating systems is required.

Upon Completion Of This Course, You Will Accomplish Following:

• What is Linux?

• Multi-User Concepts

• Login and Discovery

• The Linux Filesystem

• Files and Directories

• Manipulating Files

• File Management

• Text Processing

• Shell Basics

• Regular Expressions

• Archiving and Compression

• Text Editing

• Command Shells

• Unix Shells

• Shell Scripting

• Process Management and Job Control

• Job Control

• Messaging

• The Secure Shell (SSH)

• Managing Software

You Will Learn:

 Module 1: What is Linux?

•   UNIX Origins, Design Principles and Timeline

• FSF, GNU, and GPL - General Public License

• The Linux Kernel and Linux Features

• What is a Distribution?

• SLS, Slackware, Mandriva, and Debian

• SUSE Linux Products

• Role Specific Distros

• Standardization

 Module 2: Multi-User Concepts

• Multi-User Concepts

• got root?

• Switching User Contexts

• Gathering Login Session Info

• Getting Help

 Module 3: The Linux Filesystem

• LINUX Filesystem Features

• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

• Navigating the Filesystem

• Displaying Directory Contents

• Determining Disk Usage

• Disk Usage with Quotas

• File Ownership

• File and Directory Permissions

• File Creation Permissions

• Changing File Permissions

• SUID and SGID on files

• SGID and Sticky Bit - Directories

• User Private Group Scheme

 Module 4: Manipulating Files

• Directory Manipulation

• File Manipulation

• File Creation and Removal

• Physical Unix File Structure

• Filesystem Links

• File extensions and content

• Displaying Files

• Previewing Files

• Searching the filesystem

• Alternate Search Method

• Producing File Statistics

 Module 5: Manipulating Files

• Searching Inside Files

• The Streaming Editor

• Text Processing with Awk

• Replacing Text characters

• Text Sorting

• Duplicate Removal Utility

• Extracting Columns of Text

• Merging Multiple Files

 Module 6: Shell Basics

• Role of Command Shell

• Communication Channels

• File Redirection

• Piping Commands Together

• Filename Matching

• Wildcard Patterns/Globbing

• Brace Expansion

• Shell/Environment Variables

• Environment Variables

• General Quoting Rules

• Nesting Commands

 Module 7: Regular Expressions

• Regular Expression Overview

• Regular Expressions

 Module 8: Archiving and Compression

• Directory Archive with tar and cpio

• The compress utility

• The gzip and bzip2 compression utilities

 Module 9: Text Editing

• Text editing

• Pico/GNU Nano

• Pico/Nano Interface and Commands

• Vi: Basic and Advanced Vi

• Advanced Vi Commands

• Emacs and Emacs Interface

• Basic and Advanced Emacs Commands

 Module 10: Command Shells

• Shells

• Identifying and Changing the Shell

• sh: Configuration Files

• sh: Script Execution

• sh: Prompts

• bash: Bourne Again Shell

• bash: Configuration Files

• bash: Command Line History, Editing and Completion

• Bash: "shortcuts"

• bash: prompt

 Module 11: - Shell Scripting

• Shell Scripting

• Example Shell Script

• Positional Parameters

• Input & Output

• Doing Math

• Comparisons with test

• Conditional Statements

• The for Loop

• The while Loop

 Module 12: Process Management and Job Control

• What is a Process?

• Process Creation and States

• Viewing Processes

• Signals

• Tools to Send Signals

• Job Control Basics

• Jobs

• Screen

• Using screen

• Advanced Screen

 Module 13: Messaging

• Command Line Messaging

• write, talk, and ytalk

• The mesg utility

• Internet Relay Chat

• Instant Messenger Clients

• Electronic Mail

• Sending Mail with sendmail

• Sending Email with mail

• Overview of PINE

• Sending Email with Pine

• Evolution

 Module 14: The Secure Shell (SSH)

• Secure Shell

• Accessing Remote Shells

• Transferring Files

• Alternative sftp Clients

• SSH Key Management

• ssh-agent

 Module 15: Managing Software

• Downloading Software

• FTP, NcFTP, and lftp

• wget, lynx, and links

• Installing Software

• Installing Binary Packages - rpm

• Querying and Verifying with rpm

• Installing Debian Packages

• Compiling / Installing from Source

• Installing Source RPM Packages