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Linux Basics Courses

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.


Popular Linux Basics Courses and Certifications


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    Illinois Tech

    Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's

    Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Linux, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Linux Servers, Unix Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Web Servers, System Configuration, General Networking, Firewall

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Becoming a Linux Server Admin

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, TCP/IP, Security Controls, Service Management, File Management, SQL, User Accounts

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Linux Under the Hood

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Containerization, Linux, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, File Systems, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, System Software, Data Storage Technologies, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, C (Programming Language), Systems Architecture, System Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Ubuntu, Remote Access Systems, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, File Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Authorization (Computing), Virtualization, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Hands-on Linux - Self-Hosted WordPress for Linux Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Ubuntu, Linux Servers, WordPress, Linux Administration, Remote Access Systems, Linux, Content Management Systems, Linux Commands, Nginx, Servers, Web Servers, Software Installation, Systems Administration, Virtual Machines, Web Development, MySQL, PHP (Scripting Language)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Linux Command Line

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Ubuntu, Unix, System Software, System Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Linux Administration and Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), User Accounts, Linux Administration, Linux, Operating System Administration, File Systems, Performance Tuning, Systems Administration, Scripting, File Management, Scripting Languages, Unix Commands, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, System Monitoring, Dataflow

    4.6
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Linux, Scripting, DevOps, File Management, Unix, Command-Line Interface

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Pearson

    Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Network Administration, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Linux in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Linux, Linux Commands, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), General Networking, Network Protocols, Network Administration, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, YAML

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Illinois Tech

    Hardware and Operating System Foundations III

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, System Configuration, Firewall, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, System Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Windows Servers, Data Security

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech
  • Becoming a Linux Server Admin: Packt
  • Linux Under the Hood: Pearson
  • Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration: Packt
  • Hands-on Linux - Self-Hosted WordPress for Linux Beginners: Packt
  • Linux Command Line: Packt
  • Linux Administration and Storage: Packt
  • Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps: Coursera
  • Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 3: Pearson
  • Linux in the Cloud: Packt

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