Master the skills needed to become a Linux server administrator in a step-by-step and practical way
Key Features
- Understand the most important and fundamental concepts of Linux server administration
- Get to grips with the Linux command-line interface
- Learn how to configure, maintain, manage, and support Linux systems
Book Description
The demand for Linux skills keeps growing in today's technical world. Organizations are looking for techies with excellent Linux skills to fulfill the positions of Linux server administrators. This course will help you to master the fundamental concepts of Linux server administration and will show you some amazing command line tricks.
The course starts with an introduction to Linux distributions. You will then learn how to install VirtualBox and CentOS on Windows and Mac. Next, you will become familiar with Linux fundamental concepts, such as directory structure, basic commands, shell, graphical editors, and directories. Moving along, you will grasp Linux intermediate skills and get a hands-on experience of the Linux boot process and system logging. Next, you will learn to manage disk, storage devices, and users and learn how to configure Linux network interfaces. Toward the end, you will become familiar with the concepts of advanced Linux permissions, shell scripting, and advanced command line interface.
By the end of this course, you will be well-versed with the fundamentals of the Linux operating system and be able to apply the skills in the real world.
The code bundle for this course is available at https://github.com/packtpublishing/linux-administration-bootcamp-go-from-beginner-to-advanced
What you will learn
- Become familiar with the basic and advanced Linux commands
- Create, rename, move, edit, copy, and delete directories and files
- Find out how to troubleshoot network connections
- Manage disks, storage devices, and users with ease
- Schedule and automate jobs using Cron
- Decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease
Who this book is for
This course is designed for anyone interested in learning Linux to start a career as a Linux server administrator. No previous knowledge of Linux is required as this course teaches all the concepts from scratch.
