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
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
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
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
162 Reviews
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
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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