Linux and Unix OS Essentials Course

Unix is a computer Operating System which is capable of handling activities from multiple users at the same time. The development of Unix started around 1969 at AT and T Bell Labs by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. This tutorial gives a very good understanding on Unix.

Introduction

• The Unix/Linux operating system is a set of programs that act as a link between the computer and the user.
• The computer programs that allocate the system resources and coordinate all the details of the computer's internals is called the operating system or the kernel.
• Users communicate with the kernel through a program known as the shell. The shell is a command line interpreter; it translates commands entered by the user and converts them into a language that is understood by the kernel

Target Audience

This course has been prepared for the beginners to help them understand the basics to advanced concepts covering Unix commands, Unix shell scripting and various utilities.

Course Objectives

• In this course, you will administer Linux. You will:
• Identify basic Linux concepts and
• perform basic Linux tasks.
• Manage user and group accounts.
• Manage partitions and the Linux files system.
• Manage various files in Linux.
• Work with Linux permissions and ownership.
• Print files.
• Manage packages.
• Manage kernel services.
• Work with the Bash shell and shell scripts.
• Manage jobs and processes.
• Manage system services.
• Configure network services.
• Configure basic Internet services.
• Implement measures to secure a Linux system.
• Manage hardware associated with Linux systems.
• Troubleshoot Linux system issues.
• Install the Linux operating system.