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Linux Commands and System Administration Bootcamp (Udemy.com)

Linux Commands and System Administration – A complete guideline for becoming a System Administrator.

Created by: Kashif Ali

Last updated December 2023

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What you will learn

  • After completing this course, you will be a professional Linux administrator and ready to apply for Linux jobs.
  • Acquire advanced knowledge of Linux system administration and gain a deep understanding of Linux fundamentals and concepts.
  • By taking this course you'll administrate Linux servers in a corporate environment.
  • You can better troubleshoot server issues and start automating tasks.
  • Design your own career path from scratch as a Linux professional.
  • Manage your computer entirely through the command line.
  • Creating simple shell scripts and execute basic BASH scripts.
  • Gain skill in various Linux commands to manage systems.
  • Gain a complete understanding of Linux and fill in any existing knowledge gaps.
  • Be able to create, support and manage Linux servers in a corporate environment.

How it compares

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

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 35% of them
  • Reviews162#99 of 125 by number of reviews
  • Length12.7 hourslonger than 80% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2023more recently than 52% of them

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Course Description

LINUX COMMANDS AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION BOOTCAMP: Linux for Beginners and Advanced Learners


Linux is the one of the best operating system in the world. Linux is a popular, open-source operating system that is easy to use and very secure. Most Fortune 500 companies are running their back-end servers on Linux/Unix based OS.

Explore the world of Linux through our comprehensive course, designed for both beginners and advanced users. This Linux course covers everything from the basics to advanced topics like Linux installation, configuration, troubleshooting, shell scripting and more. Join us to unlock the full potential of this powerful operating system and enhance your command line skills for rewarding Linux career paths.


This course is crafted to strengthen your grasp of protecting Linux servers. Acquire expertise in setting up and handling firewalls with iptables for a strong defense against potential threats. Covering crucial aspects of Linux server security, this detailed guide provides the knowledge needed to effectively safeguard your systems.


We promise that what you'll learn will be interesting and easy to understand. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to work as a skilled Linux systems engineer or administrator.

• This course is also great if you're thinking about getting Linux certifications.

• The lessons feel like live classroom sessions with some homework to test what you've learned.

• I have also created quizzes for you to go through and test your knowledge.

• Learning Linux might seem challenging, but I have designed this course keeping in mind the most important things I would need to know if I was starting my Career in Linux today.


Learning Linux Commands and System Administration can be daunting. I have designed this course keeping in mind the most important things I would need to know if I were starting my career in Linux today.


Following is the list of topics I have covered in this course:


Section 1. Course Overview

  • Course overview

Section 2. Installation of required software and accessing a Linux System

  • Install Virtual Box

  • Download & install Cent OS Linux

  • Install Red Hat 8 with custom Partitioning on Virtual Box

  • Download, install and connect through putty

  • Different ways of accessing your Linux Server

Section 3. Linux Fundamentals

  • The Linux directory structure

  • Basic Linux commands cd, ls, cat, pwd, and more

  • Listing files and understanding LS output

  • Changing password of a user

  • Finding files in your system

  • Introduction to vi editor

  • Copying directories and files

  • Removing directories and files

  • Moving and renaming directories and files

  • Absolute vs Relative path of a directory

  • Creating files and directories by command line 

  • Understanding the basic file and directory permissions

  • Changing file permissions

  • Modify file ownership for user and group

  • Quiz

Section 4. Intermediate level Linux Skills

  • Use of more and less command 

  • Use of  head and tail commands

  • Explanation of Tab Key Completion

  • Use of history command

  • Explanation of Wild Cards Characters

  • Soft and Hard Links between files 

  • Input, Output and Error Redirection

  • Explanation of grep Command

  • Uses of Pipe

  • Shell Aliases command 

  • Use of echo command

  • Explanation of environment variables

  • Connecting from one server to another

  • Transferring and Copying files over the Network

  • Counting of words, lines and characters

  • Viewing and monitoring processes by command

  • Schedule and automate tasks with Cron

  • User and group administration

  • Switching Users by command line

  • The sudo utility

  • Compressing and archiving files (using tar, gzip) 

  • Displaying and setting the hostname

  • Find your IP address in Linux

  • (using different ways of text file manipulation by using )tr, sort, diff and uniq command

  • cut and sort command

  • 32-bit vs 64-bit operating systems

  • Finding system information using (uname, dmidecode)

  • Root password recovery

  • Explanation of  sosreport for Redhat troubleshooting

  • Monitor Users (who, last w, id)

  • Message of the day (motd) and wall

  • Quiz

Section 5. Software Installations

  • Software installation using YUM

  • Package management using RPM

  • Introduction to Repositories

  • Create a Local Repository

  • System updates and preparation

  • Roll back patches and updates

  • Installing Software in SUSE Linux using Zypper

  • Installing software in Ubuntu

  • Updating Kernel

  • Quiz

Section 6. Managing Users and Groups

  • User and group administration by command

  • Create a User account with no login access

  • Use of  passwd command

  • Password Aging on User accounts

  • Create, modify and delete group accounts in Linux

  • Activating and deactivating shadow password mechanism

  • User authentication files

  • Explanation of  passwd file

  • Explanation of  shadow file

  • Explanation of group file

  • Explanation  of gshadow file

  • Switching Users

  • The sudo utility

Section 7. Disk and Volume Management using (LVM, Parted)

  • Introduction to partitioning and file system 

  • Introduction to LVM (The Logical Volume Manager)

  • Add a new disk volume through Oracle Virtual Box

  • Managing storage with partedmot

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Instructor Details

Kashif Ali

Kashif is an IT Professional with over a decade of experience working for several fortune 500 companies in the U.S. market. He has utilized his Technical skills for companies such as Pfizer, Verizon, Cox communications and IBM. Additionally, he has acted as a technical consultant and an independent contractor for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

He has professional experience with CentOS, RedHat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Ubuntu. Additionally, his professional expertise are Linux, VMWare, Windows, Training and ITIL.

Over the years he has under taken many different roles such as Technical Lead, IT manager, Linux system administrator and a consultant.

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Reviews

4.4

162 ratings on Udemy

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By Judmir Bilcari on 11/20/2025

So far so good , great explanations for a beginner in Linux like me.

By Matteo Bottini on 12/23/2024

Good especially the initial half. I work on suse. many applications introduced in second part not useful for me.

By Justin McMillion on 11/20/2024

Some content was out of date, and some of the videos had lower volumes than others. Overall good class!

By Alan Hagerman on 10/27/2024

good overview course. would be nice to include more debian/ubunutu examples

By Preston on 4/8/2024

An enriching experience, the course offered a deep dive into intricate concepts, expanding my knowledge base significantly.

By Anna on 11/24/2023

This lecture is very helpful for me and I achieve very informative data related to my subject.

By Richard Rose on 10/31/2022

Talking about the new RHEL vs the old commands is just what I needed. Talks at a good pace.

By Eric Rogers on 10/10/2022

Could have done a little better job of lesson setup. Instructor already had files and directories in the lessons that the student probably needed to follow examples. Instructor mentions a pdf several times throughout the course, but I don't see one in the course. As someone else mentioned there are some volume changes and some horns in the background, but it's not bad.

By Ghalia butt on 9/25/2022

A very precise and comprehensive course for the beginners. I have learned a lot of things and so many confusions are resolved.

By Romana Ali on 9/6/2022

Teacher's explanation was really easy to understand. He made this course easy and simple for me. I felt it was worth my time and effort.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100