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Linux courses can help you learn system administration, shell scripting, file management, and network configuration. You can build skills in user permissions, process management, and troubleshooting system issues. Many courses introduce tools like the command line interface, Git for version control, and various Linux distributions, providing practical experience in managing servers and automating tasks.


Popular Linux Courses and Certifications


  • I

    IBM

    Monitoring and Observability forĀ Development and DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Grafana, System Monitoring, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices, Debugging, Distributed Computing, Data Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    98 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google

    Google Network Security

    Skills you'll gain: Hardening, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Incident Response, Network Architecture, Network Security, Computer Security Incident Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Management, Network Protocols, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Threat Management, Network Infrastructure, Cyber Attacks, System Monitoring, Communication Systems, Operating Systems, Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Databases

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    64 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Packt

    The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Linux, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Command-Line Interface, Exploitation techniques, Scripting, Vulnerability Assessments, Brute-force attacks, General Networking, Python Programming, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, System Configuration

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    47 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Ethical Hacking Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Penetration Testing, General Networking, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, System Configuration, Software Installation, Virtual Machines

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    36 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    Duke University

    Cloud Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Software Engineering, Distributed Computing, Cloud Storage, Extract, Transform, Load, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Serverless Computing, Cloud Technologies, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Python Programming, Data Governance, NumPy, Rust (Programming Language)

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    92 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Web Applications, Cloud Hosting, Public Cloud, Linux Servers, Apache, Remote Access Systems

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    53 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Docker

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Google Cloud Platform, Devops Tools, DevOps, Web Development

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    97 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of London

    Introduction to Computer Security

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Computer Systems, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardware Architecture, Application Security, Threat Detection, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Operating Systems, Authentications, Network Monitoring, TCP/IP, Network Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    44 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    Duke University

    Cloud Machine Learning Engineering and MLOps

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Continuous Delivery, Applied Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Model Deployment, Cloud Applications, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Microsoft Azure, Computer Vision, Application Programming Interface (API), Natural Language Processing, Flask (Web Framework)

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    89 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Unix, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Command-Line Interface, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, File I/O, IT Automation, Linux, User Accounts, File Systems, System Monitoring, Operating Systems, File Management, Performance Tuning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    60 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • K

    KodeKloud

    Docker Basics for DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, DevOps, Linux Commands, Cloud-Native Computing, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Networking, Data Storage, Software Installation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    44 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Internet of Things V2: Setting up and Using Cloud Services

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Internet Of Things, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Linux Administration, Software Installation, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Command-Line Interface, Restful API

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    42 reviews

    Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

  • Monitoring and Observability forĀ Development and DevOps:Ā IBM
  • Google Network Security:Ā Google
  • The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced:Ā Packt
  • Ethical Hacking Foundations:Ā Packt
  • Cloud Data Engineering:Ā Duke University
  • Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console:Ā Coursera
  • Introduction to Docker:Ā Google Cloud
  • Introduction to Computer Security:Ā University of London
  • Cloud Machine Learning Engineering and MLOps:Ā Duke University
  • Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance:Ā EDUCBA

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