Linux Basics courses can help you learn command line navigation, file management, user permissions, and process management. You can build skills in shell scripting, system monitoring, and troubleshooting common issues. Many courses introduce tools like the Bash shell, Git for version control, and text editors such as Vim or Nano, showing how these skills are applied in real-world environments to manage servers and automate tasks.

Skills you'll gain: Hardening, Performance Tuning, Unix Commands, Ubuntu, Debugging, Service Management, User Accounts, OS Process Management, Scripting, Cloud Deployment
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Commands, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, OS Process Management, Command-Line Interface, File Management, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Monitoring, Network Administration, General Networking, Firewall, Open Source Technology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Codio
Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Unix Commands, Unix, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, File Systems, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Commands, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Shell Script, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Embedded Software, Linux, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Operating Systems, Peripheral Devices, Build Tools, Shell Script, File Systems, USB, Development Environment, C (Programming Language)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Linux, File Systems, Shell Script, Electrical Engineering
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Linux, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Networking, Network Analysis, Linux Administration, Virtual Machines, General Networking, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Containerization, Linux, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, File Systems, System Programming, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, General Networking, Network Administration, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, C (Programming Language), Systems Architecture, System Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: Remote Access Systems, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, Unix Commands, User Accounts, Linux, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Systems Administration, Software Installation, File Systems, System Configuration, Data Sharing, Security Controls, Operating Systems, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Ubuntu, Linux, Package and Software Management, Software Installation, Open Source Technology, Computing Platforms, Operating Systems, Desktop Support
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Linux Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), File Systems, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, Shell Script, Scripting, Software Development Tools, File Management, Scripting Languages, Program Development, System Programming, Java, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, User Provisioning, Service Management, System Configuration, System Monitoring, Graphical Tools, File Management
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Kubernetes, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Docker (Software), TCP/IP, Network Routing, Containerization, Network Switches, Firewall, Network Protocols
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months