Linux System Administration (TCA101)

Curriculum

79 Sections
176 Lessons
12 Weeks

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01. COURSE INTRODUCTION
12
- 1.1
  Welcome On Board (TCA101)
  1 Hour
- 1.3
  Meet Your Instructor: Adama Sombie (TCA101)
- 1.4
  Course Audience and Requirements (TCA101)
- 1.5
  Course Resources (TCA101)
- 1.6
  Read the Documentation (TCA101)
- 1.7
  Change, Repetition, and Holy Wars (TCA101)
- 1.8
  Target Platform (TCA101)
- 1.9
  Command Line vs. Graphical Interface
- 1.10
  Target Linux Distributions
- 1.11
  Demo: Using Linux Distributions
- 1.12
  Installation: What to Use for this Course
- 1.13
  Lab 1.1. Configuring the System for ‘sudo’
Before You Begin
5
- 2.1
  Course Support (TCA101)
- 2.2
  Course Timing (TCA101)
- 2.3
  Lab Exercises and Assessments (TCA101)
- 2.4
  Course Formatting (TCA101)
- 2.5
  Copyright (TCA101)
02. LINUX FILESYSTEM TREE LAYOUT
2
- 4.1
  Introduction (TCA101)
- 4.2
  Learning Objectives
Linux Filesystem Tree Layout
23
- 5.1
  One Big Filesystem
- 5.2
  Data Distinctions
- 5.3
  FHS Linux Standard Directory Tree
- 5.4
  The Root (/) Directory
- 5.5
  /bin
- 5.6
  /boot
- 5.7
  /dev
- 5.8
  /etc
- 5.9
  /home
- 5.10
  /lib and /lib64
- 5.11
  /media
- 5.12
  /mnt
- 5.13
  /opt
- 5.14
  /proc
- 5.15
  /sys
- 5.16
  /root
- 5.17
  /sbin
- 5.18
  /srv
- 5.19
  /tmp
- 5.20
  /usr
- 5.21
  /var
- 5.22
  /run
- 5.23
  Demo: Main Consumers of Storage on CentOS
Lab Exercises
2
- 6.1
  Lab 2.1. Sizes of the Default Linux Directories
- 6.2
  Lab 2.2. Touring the /proc Filesystem
Knowledge Check
1
- 7.1
  Chapter 2 Quiz (TCA101)
  15 Minutes0 Questions
04. SIGNALS
2
- 8.1
  Introduction
- 8.2
  Learning Objectives
Signals
4
- 9.1
  What Are Signals?
- 9.2
  Types of Signals
- 9.3
  kill
- 9.4
  killall and pkill
Lab Exercises
1
- 10.1
  Lab 4.1. Examining Signal Priorities and Execution
Knowledge Check
1
- 11.1
  Chapter 4 Quiz (TCA101)
  0 Questions
05. PACKAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
2
- 12.1
  Introduction
- 12.2
  Learning Objectives
Package Management Systems
11
- 13.1
  Why Use Packages?
- 13.2
  Software Packaging Concepts
- 13.3
  Package Types
- 13.4
  Available Package Management Systems
- 13.5
  Packaging Tool Levels and Varieties
- 13.6
  Package Sources
- 13.7
  Creating Software Packages
- 13.8
  Revision Control Systems
- 13.9
  The Linux Kernel and the Birth of git
- 13.10
  How git Works
- 13.11
  Demo: Package Management Systems
Lab Exercises
1
- 14.1
  Lab 5.1. Version Control with git
Knowledge Check
1
- 15.1
  Chapter 5 Quiz (TCA101)
  15 Minutes0 Questions
06. RPM
2
- 16.1
  Introduction
- 16.2
  Learning Objectives
RPM
12
- 17.1
  Advantages of Using RPM
- 17.2
  Package File Names
- 17.3
  Queries
- 17.4
  Verifying Packages
- 17.5
  Installing Packages
- 17.6
  Uninstalling Packages
- 17.7
  Demo: Using the rpm Command
- 17.8
  Updating Packages
- 17.9
  Freshening Packages
- 17.10
  Upgrading the Linux Kernel
- 17.11
  Using rpm2archive and rpm2cpio
- 17.12
  Using rpm2archive and rpm2cpio
Lab Exercises
3
- 18.1
  Lab Requirements
- 18.2
  Lab 6.1. Using RPM
- 18.3
  Lab 6.2. Rebuilding the RPM Database
Knowledge Check
1
- 19.1
  Chapter 6 Quiz (TCA101)
  15 Minutes0 Questions
07. DPKG
2
- 20.1
  Introduction
- 20.2
  Learning Objectives
DPKG
5
- 21.1
  DPKG Essentials
- 21.2
  Package File Names and Source
- 21.3
  DPKG Queries
- 21.4
  Installing/Upgrading/Uninstalling Packages with dpkg
- 21.5
  Demo: Using the dpkg Command
Lab Exercises
2
- 22.1
  Lab Requirements (TCA101)
- 22.2
  Lab 7.1. Using dpkg
Knowledge Check
1
- 23.1
  Chapter 7 Quiz (TCA101)
  10 Minutes0 Questions
08. DNF AND YUM
2
- 24.1
  Introduction
- 24.2
  Learning Objectives
dnf and yum
6
- 25.1
  Package Installers
- 25.2
  What Is dnf?
- 25.3
  What Is yum?
- 25.4
  Queries
- 25.5
  Installing/Removing/Upgrading Packages
- 25.6
  Additional dnf Commands
Lab Exercises
5
- 26.1
  Lab Requirements (TCA101)
- 26.2
  Lab 8.1. Basic dnf Commands
- 26.3
  Lab 8.2. Finding Information About a Package
- 26.4
  Lab 8.3. Managing Groups of Packages
- 26.5
  Lab 8.4. Adding a New Repository
Knowledge Check
1
- 27.1
  Chapter 8 Quiz (TCA101)
  10 Minutes0 Questions
09. ZYPPER
1
- 28.1
  Chapter 9 Introduction
zypper
1
- 29.1
  Zypper
Lab Exercises
1
- 30.1
  Lab Exercises
Knowledge Check
1
- 31.1
  Knowledge Check
  10 Minutes0 Questions
11. SYSTEM MONITORING
1
- 32.1
  Introduction
System Monitoring
1
- 33.1
  System Monitoring
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge Check
0
12. PROCESS MONITORING
2
- 36.1
  Introduction
- 36.2
  Process Monitoring
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge Check
0
13. MEMORY MONITORING AND USAGE
2
- 39.1
  Introduction
- 39.2
  Memory Monitoring and Usage
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge Check
0
14. I/O MONITORING AND TUNING
1
- 42.1
  Introduction
I/O Monitoring and Tuning
2
- 43.1
  Introduction
- 43.2
  I/O Monitoring and Tuning
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge Check
0
15. I/O SCHEDULING
1
- 46.1
  Introduction
I/O Scheduling
1
- 47.1
  I/O Scheduling
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge
0
16. LINUX FILESYSTEMS AND THE VFS
2
- 50.1
  Introduction
- 50.2
  Linux Filesystems and the VFS
Lab Exercises
0
Knowledge Check
0
17. DISK PARTITIONING
4
- 53.1
  Introduction
- 53.2
  Disk Partitioning
- 53.3
  Lab Exercises
- 53.4
  Knowledge Check
18. FILESYSTEM FEATURES: ATTRIBUTES, CREATING, CHECKING, MOUNTING
2
- 54.1
  Introduction
- 54.2
  Filesystem Features: Attributes, Creating, Checking, Mounting
19. FILESYSTEM FEATURES: SWAP, QUOTAS, USAGE
2
- 55.1
  Introduction
- 55.2
  Filesystem Features: Swap, Quotas, Usage
20. THE EXT4 FILESYSTEMS
2
- 56.1
  Introduction
- 56.2
  The Ext4 Filesystems
21. THE XFS AND BTRFS FILESYSTEMS
2
- 57.1
  Introduction
- 57.2
  The XFS and btrfs Filesystems
22. ENCRYPTING DISKS
2
- 58.1
  Introduction
- 58.2
  Encrypting Disks
23. LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGEMENT (LVM)
2
- 59.1
  Introduction
- 59.2
  Logical Volume Management
24. RAID
2
- 60.1
  Introduction
- 60.2
  RAID
25. KERNEL SERVICES AND CONFIGURATION
2
- 61.1
  Introduction
- 61.2
  Kernel Services and Configuration
26. KERNEL MODULES
2
- 62.1
  Introduction
- 62.2
  Kernel Modules
27. DEVICES AND UDEV
2
- 63.1
  Introduction
- 63.2
  Devices and udev
28. VIRTUALIZATION OVERVIEW
1
- 64.1
  VIRTUALIZATION OVERVIEW
29. CONTAINERS OVERVIEW
1
- 65.1
  CONTAINERS OVERVIEW
30. USER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
2
- 66.1
  Introduction
- 66.2
  User Account Management
31. GROUP MANAGEMENT
2
- 67.1
  Introduction
- 67.2
  Group Management
32. FILE PERMISSIONS AND OWNERSHIP
2
- 68.1
  Introduction
- 68.2
  File Permissions and Ownership
33. PLUGGABLE AUTHENTICATION MODULES (PAM)
2
- 69.1
  Introduction
- 69.2
  PAM
34. NETWORK ADDRESSES
2
- 70.1
  Introduction
- 70.2
  NETWORK ADDRESSES
35. NETWORK DEVICES AND CONFIGURATION
2
- 71.1
  Introduction
- 71.2
  Network Devices and Configuration
36. FIREWALLS
2
- 72.1
  Introduction
- 72.2
  Firewalls
37. SYSTEM STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN
2
- 73.1
  Introduction
- 73.2
  System Startup and Shutdown
38. GRUB
2
- 74.1
  Introduction
- 74.2
  GRUB
39. SYSTEM INIT: SYSTEMD, SYSTEMV AND UPSTART
2
- 75.1
  Introduction
- 75.2
  System Init
40. BACKUP AND RECOVERY METHODS
2
- 76.1
  Introduction
- 76.2
  Backup and Recovery Methods
41. LINUX SECURITY MODULES
2
- 77.1
  Introduction
- 77.2
  Linux Security Modules
42. LOCAL SYSTEM SECURITY
2
- 78.1
  Introduction
- 78.2
  Local System Security
43. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
2
- 79.1
  Introduction
- 79.2
  Basic Troubleshooting
44. SYSTEM RESCUE
2
- 80.1
  Introduction
- 80.2
  System Rescue

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