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Learn Linux Administration and Supercharge Your Career (Udemy.com)

Use the in-demand Linux skills you learn in this course to get promoted or start a new career as a Linux System Admin.

Created by: Jason Cannon

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • By the end of this course you will understand the fundamentals of the Linux system administration and be able to apply that knowledge in a practical and useful manner.

How it compares

Against the other 124 rated Udemy courses in Linux on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 35% of them
  • Reviews4,130#23 of 125 by number of reviews
  • Length10.8 hourslonger than 72% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 83% of them

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Course Description

JOIN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MASTERED THE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM WITH THIS TOP RATED COURSE!

If you want to learn Linux system administration and supercharge your career, read on.

Hello. My name is Jason Cannon, and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners, the founder of the Linux Training Academy, and an instructor to thousands of satisfied students.  I started my IT career in the late 1990's as a Unix and Linux System Engineer, and I'll be sharing my real-world Linux experience with you throughout this course.

By the end of this course, you will fully understand the most important and fundamental concepts of Linux server administration. More importantly, you will be able to put those concepts to use in practical, real-world situations. You'll be able to configure, maintain, and support a variety of Linux systems. You can even use the skills you learned to become a Linux System Engineer or Linux System Administrator.

What People Are Saying About Jason and his Courses:

"Excellent course on Linux! It is the best way to get started using Linux that I have come across." --Chris Bischoff, Udemy student

"This class was a great review of the 2 Linux classes I took in school. I learned plenty of new stuff and got a great refresher on things I haven't used in some time. I did well on my interview and got the job I was looking for. Thanks!" --Alan Derrick, Udemy student
"This was a great course! Learned a lot from it!" --Ricardo José Crosara Junior, Udemy student

"Excellent starter course. Very good and complete guide to get you started on working on Linux." --Brian Mulder, Udemy student

"Great course! Easy to understand for beginners and a great refresher for experienced users!" --Spencer Ball, Udemy student

"Very well laid out course. Thanks Jason!" --Eric Etheredge, Udemy student

"Love it... it's absolutely one of the best courses I've taken here on Udemy." --Idriss N, Udemy student

"Awesome Course! Another great one. Thanks Jason!" --John Wilmont, Udemy student

"Excellent Course! Having come from a moderate understanding of Linux, this course has given me a deeper and more streamlined understanding of Linux. Definitely worth the money." --Armando Cabrera, Udemy student

"Fantastic course and very beautifully explained." --S John, Udemy student

"Great course, great instructor. I enjoyed every minute of it. I recommend this course 100%." --Alfredo, Udemy student

"I am lovin' it. Nice way to begin one's journey into Linux." --Rohit Gupta, Udemy student

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Here is what you will learn by taking this Linux Administration course:

  • How the boot process works on Linux servers and what you can do to control it.

  • The various types of messages generated by a Linux system, where they're stored, and how to automatically prevent them from filling up your disks.

  • Disk management, partitioning, and file system creation.

  • Logical Volume Manager (LVM) - extending disk space without downtime, migrating data from one storage to another, and more.

  • Managing Linux users and groups.

  • Exactly how permissions work and how to decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease.

  • Networking concepts that apply to system administration and specifically how to configure Linux network interfaces.

  • How to use the nano, vi, and emacs editors.

  • How to schedule and automate jobs using cron.

  • How to switch users and run processes as others.

  • How to configure sudo.

  • How to find and install software.

  • Managing process and jobs.

  • Linux shell scripting

What you learn in this course applies to any Linux environment including Ubuntu, Debian, Kali Linux, Linux Mint, RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware, and more.

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Additional Course Content #1 - Video Demonstrations from my Command Line Kung-Fu book.

In this series of videos, I'll be sharing with you some of my favorite Linux command line tricks.  These tips will make your life easier at the command line, speed up your work flow, and make you feel like a certified Linux command line Ninja!  If you want to see the pages of Command Line Kung-Fu come to life, then you have to watch these videos!

Additional Course Content #2 - PDFs of All the Material Covered

As an added benefit for enrolling in this Linux Administration video training course, you'll receive access to all the slides used in the lessons.  You can download them and refer to them when you want to jog your memory or double-check your work.

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Earn CompTIA Linux+ CEUs!

Keep your CompTIA Linux+ Certification up-to-date by earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with this course. Why go through the hassle of retesting when you can renew your certification?

Enroll now and start learning the skills you need to level up your career!

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Instructor Details

Jason Cannon

Jason started his career as a Unix and Linux System Engineer in 1999. Since then, he has utilized his Linux skills at companies such as Xerox, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, and Amazon. Additionally, he has acted as a technical consultant and independent contractor for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

Jason has professional experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. He has used several Linux distributions on personal projects, including Debian, Slackware, Arch Linux, CrunchBang, Raspberry Pi OS, and others. In addition to Linux, Jason has experience supporting proprietary Unix operating systems, including AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris.

He enjoys teaching others how to use and exploit the power of the Linux operating system. He is also the author of the books "Linux for Beginners," "Command Line Kung Fu," and "Docker: A Project-Based Approach to Learning."

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Reviews

4.4

4,130 ratings on Udemy

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By Christopher Sequeira on 7/4/2022

I loved the content and presentation. Excellent information in an easily digestible format. One comment I have is that I believe sections 2-10 should be presented in reverse order as I feel like the way it is presented is most difficult to least difficult. However I highly recommend the entire course, it has helped me greatly improve my Linux skills!

By Daniel Cuevas on 11/15/2021

It teaches a lot about administration, but on your own Linux environment. It does not go about "common practices at work" per say, or for example "most used Linux admin commands/scripts"... the course is more about becoming a "pro" in your own Linux machines. Seems to be best described as "best intro to Linux administration", a prelude to actually focus on learning Linux for a job, and not for home usage. Other than that, I did learned a lot and understood a lot about Linux than ever before, so I did get my money worth for sure! Cheers!

By Peter Tomboly on 4/28/2021

Finally, a Linux course that is not for beginners. While it's packed with stuff, some things are missing, like SSH (I've never seen in person the last few hundred servers I had to manage), RSYNC, or deeper explanations of file systems (e.g. inodes). Some setup videos would be useful for server installations (for example, DHCP, DNS, SMB, FTP, etc.) And there could be less about the graphical text editors which are rarely used and so easy to use that don't require a video.

By Simon Radburn on 1/7/2021

Not bad a good start, I find there are whole sections not really explained but after looking online I can normally work most things out. Shell scripting I feel was quite week and i had to look at several Youtube videos before I could complete this section

By Randy Batho on 11/8/2020

A lot of information to try and understand quickly.

By Pranav Thakkar on 11/8/2020

Very clear and concise way of teaching.
Good coverage
Clear delivery
Highly Recommend this course to anyone wanting to quickly get on with Linux learning

By Dhivya S on 11/1/2020

Excellent system admin course to begin with!!!

By Stephen Connor on 10/14/2020

It is very interesting to learn about a computer language you have just completed the Basic Course [I Know Shit about Linux] to now having a reasonable understanding and want to learn more from this course. This course now goes into the nitty gritty programming parts of Linux and it is amazing how much you already know but didnt understand until now. The Lecturer is so easy to listen to you get carried away and have to rewind to write your notes. If hyou want to take Linux to the next level then this is the course for you.

By Saipul Anwar on 10/13/2020

great

By Radek Niedzwiedzki on 10/2/2020

Lector should stop for a while after writing command in terminal, so the listener will have a chance to pause the video on time and rewrite the command on his desktop.

By Adebayo Oluyemi Felix on 10/1/2020

Excellent teaching, just what I need

By Joseph Le Sage on 9/26/2020

Very concise, detailed explanations. Covers many essesntial topics for system admin.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100