Red Hat Linux Essentials
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| Video Title | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 00: Course Introduction | 7 |
| 01: Introduction to Linux | 17 |
| 02: Installation | 14 |
| 03: Linux Usage Basics | 15 |
| 04: Running Linux Commands | 18 |
| 05: Exploring the Filesystem Part 1 | 16 |
| 06: Exploring the Filesystem Part 2 | 15 |
| 07: Introduction to the bash Shell | 14 |
| 08: Standard Input/Output and Pipes | 13 |
| 09: Introduction to Users and Groups | 12 |
| 10: Text Processing Part 1 | 14 |
| 11: Text Processing Part 2 | 19 |
| 12: Basic System Configuration | 12 |
| 13: The vi Editor Part 1 | 15 |
| 14: The vi Editor Part 2 | 13 |
| 15: Configuring the bash Shell | 11 |
| 16: Shell Programming Part 1 | 10 |
| 17: Shell Programming Part 2 | 16 |
| 18: Shell Programming Part 3 | 19 |
| 19: Network Applications Part 1 | 12 |
| 20: Network Applications Part 2 | 16 |
| 21: Advanced Users and Groups Part 1 | 13 |
| 22: Advanced Users and Groups Part 2 | 18 |
| 23: Finding Things | 15 |
| 24: Linux Processes Part 1 | 11 |
| 25: Linux Processes Part 2 | 20 |
| 26: Advanced File System Part 1 | 16 |
| 27: Advanced File System Part 2 | 11 |
| 28: The Next Steps | 4 |
| Total: | 6 Hours 43 Minutes |
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- Exercise Guide
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- Course Survey
- Linux Certification Information
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Description
This hands-on class will teach you the basics of Linux, a powerful open-source operating system. You'll learn how to install Linux and use the file system, work with users, the bash shell and vi editor.
Related Training
- Course: Red Hat Linux System Administration Part 1
- Course: Red Hat Linux System Administration Part 2
- Course: Red Hat Linux Networking Administration
- Podcast: Red Hat and Debian Linux Variants
- Podcast: Various Linux Distributions
- Podcast: Linux Secure Protocols
- Podcast: Linux Desktop Applications
- Podcast: Network Servers
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Red Hat Linux Essentials Outline
Module 00: Course Introduction
Module 01: Introduction to Linux
- Linux history
- Advantages of Linux and Open-source
- Linux distributions
- Three basic parts of Linux
Module 02: Installation
- Hardware compatibility
- Disk partitioning
- Install boot process
- Firewall setup
- Demo: Installation
Module 03: Linux Usage Basics
- Logging in
- Accessing the command line
- Changing your password
- The root user
- Elevating privileges
- Editing text files
Module 04: Running Linux Commands
- Running commands
- Getting help
- The whatis command
- The --help option
- man and info
- Demo: Running Linux Command
Module 05: Exploring the Filesystem Part 1
- Overview of the filesystem hierarchy
- pwd, pathname, ls and cd
- Demo: Commands to Explore the Filesystem
Module 06: Exploring the Filesystem Part 2
- Copying and removing files
- Creating and removing directories
- Nautilus
- Determining file content, viewing files, file permissions
- Demo: Using Nautilus
Module 07: Introduction to the bash Shell
- Command line shortcuts and history tricks
- Command line expansion
- Command editing tricks
- gnome-terminal
- Demo: Bash and the Gnome Terminal
Module 08: Standard Input/Output and Pipes
- Standard input, output and error
- Redirecting standard input and output
- Redirecting standard error
- Redirecting both standard input and standard error
- Using pipes
- Demo: Input and Output Redirection
Module 09: Introduction to Users and Groups
- Linux security model
- Users and Groups
- Permission types
- Examining and changing permissions
Module 10: Text Processing Part 1
- Regular expressions
Module 11: Text Processing Part 2
- Extracting and manipulating text with sed, awk and Perl
- Demo: sed and awk Examples
Module 12: Basic System Configuration
- Configuring date and time
- Configuring printers
- Network configuration
- System logs
- Demo: - Configuring a Printer
Module 13: The vi Editor Part 1
- Using vi
- Command vs. insert mode
- Demo: vi First Steps
Module 14: The vi Editor Part 2
- Using vi
Module 15: Configuring the bash Shell
- bash variables
- Environment variables
- Aliases
- Startup and exit scripts
- Intro to shell scripting
Module 16: Shell Programming Part 1
- Create a simple shell program
- Execute a simple shell program
- Demo: Creating and Executing Shell Programs
Module 17: Shell Programming Part 2
- Using variables
- read and expr, || and &&
- Demo: Variables, read and expr
Module 18: Shell Programming Part 3
- The test command
- if, while, until, for, case
Module 19: Network Applications Part 1
- Firefox and other web browsers
- Evolution and other email clients
- Email, encryption and digital signatures
- The pidgin messaging system
Module 20: Network Applications Part 2
- telnet and the "r" services
- ssh, scp
- FTP clients
- Connecting to Windows disk shares
- File transfer with Nautilus
Module 21: Advanced Users and Groups Part 1
- User and group ID numbers
- /etc/passwd, /etc/group and /etc/shadow
- System users and groups
- Changing your identity
Module 22: Advanced Users and Groups Part 2
- Default permissions
- SUID, SGID and sticky bits
- Demo: SUID, SGID and sticky bits
Module 23: Finding Things
- which
- whatis
- man -k (aka. apropos)
- find
- locate
- The Gnome search tool
- Demo: Examples of Finding Files
Module 24: Linux Processes Part 1
- Intro to processes
- Viewing processes, process states
Module 25: Linux Processes Part 2
- Sending signals and terminating processes
- Process management tools
- Running a process in the background
- Suspending a process
- cron and anacron
- Demo: Process Management
Module 26: Advanced File System Part 1
- Partitions and filesystems
- Inode numbers
- Checking free space
Module 27: Advanced File System Part 2
- Working with archive files
- Compression utilities
- Demo: Archiving Files
Module 28: The Next Steps
- Next steps in Linux
- Other Linux training classes
- The Linux community
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Prerequisites
You need to have equivalent experience or have taken the following GogoTraining courses:
- Fundamentals Operating Systems
- Introduction to C Programming Part 1
- Introduction to C Programming Part 2
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Hardware/Software Requirements
Hardware:
- Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux
- Internet access
Software:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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Objectives
As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the basics of Linux, and Linux installation
- Use the basic to advanced file system
- Work with users and groups
- Use and program the bash shell
- Use the vi editor and various text processing tools such as awk and sed
- Find things, processes, and network applications
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Certification
This course maps to the first half of Red Hat System Administration I (RH124). Upon completing this course along with the Red Hat Linux System Administration, you will need to read on these topics below:
- How To on LUKS (CentOS is equivalent to RedHat) – found at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/EncryptedFilesystem
- The ext4 filesystem type with additional features including support for very large filesystems – found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
With these additions, you will be prepared to take the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) Exam (EX200). An RHCSA certification is required in order to earn Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
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