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Linux / Open Source

Linux Fundamentals

Get confident with Linux from the ground up — filesystem, commands, users, permissions, and processes for absolute beginners.

🎓 Foundational 🕑 12 hrs 🎉 Certificate of Completion 📋 Exam: LPIC-1 / CompTIA Linux+ prep

Course Overview

Linux powers over 90% of the world's servers, the cloud, and embedded systems. This course takes you from zero experience to comfortable Linux user. You will work in both Ubuntu and CentOS/RHEL environments, learning the essential commands, the Linux filesystem hierarchy, user and group management, file permissions, process control, package management, and basic shell scripting. All lessons include hands-on labs in a real Linux terminal.

What You Will Learn

  • Navigate the Linux filesystem with confidence
  • Manage users, groups and file permissions
  • Install, update and remove packages on major distributions
  • Monitor and control system processes
  • Write basic shell scripts to automate tasks
  • Prepare for LPIC-1 or CompTIA Linux+ certification

Course Modules

  • Linux history, distributions and choosing the right distro
  • The Linux filesystem hierarchy: /, /home, /etc, /var, /usr
  • Essential commands: ls, cd, cp, mv, rm, find, grep, sed, awk
  • File permissions: chmod, chown, chgrp and the octal system
  • Users and groups: useradd, usermod, passwd, sudo configuration
  • Process management: ps, top, htop, kill, nice, systemctl
  • Package management: apt (Debian/Ubuntu) and yum/dnf (RHEL/CentOS)
  • Text editors: nano and vim basics
  • Archiving and compression: tar, gzip, zip
  • Networking basics: ip, ping, netstat, ss, curl, wget
  • Introduction to shell scripting
  • LPIC-1 / Linux+ exam preparation overview

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for professionals seeking practical, hands-on skills in Linux Fundamentals. Whether you are starting out or advancing your existing expertise, our structured approach and real-world labs prepare you thoroughly for both the workplace and certification exams.

Prerequisites

Foundational courses have no prior experience requirements. Intermediate and Advanced courses benefit from some prior exposure to the subject area — specific requirements are noted in the course overview above.

Delivery & Access

  • Blended, online, onsite or on-demand delivery — your choice of format
  • Hands-on labs with real environments
  • Instructor Q&A support for 30 days
  • Verified certificate of completion by BITA
  • Study guides, practice questions and reference materials included