Learn Linux in 5 Days and Level Up Your Career
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If you want to learn how to use Linux and level up your career but are pressed for time, read on. Hello. My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners as well as the founder of the Linux Training Academy. When I ask people to tell me what their biggest challenge is to learning Linux, they all say the same thing: Time.
That's why I've created this course. Give me just 45 minutes a day for the next 5 days and I will teach you exactly what you need to know about the Linux operating system. You'll learn the most important concepts and commands, and I'll even guide you step-by-step through several practical and real-world examples.
So, if you can spare a few minutes a day and want to learn the ins-and-outs of the Linux Operating System, join me and the other students in this course today.
Free Bonus - How to Install WordPress on Your Very Own Linux System
As an added bonus for enrolling in the Learn Linux in 5 Days video training course, you'll receive a step-by-step checklist and video that teaches you how to install WordPress on an Ubuntu Linux system. First, you'll learn what software is required for WordPress to run on a Linux system. Next, you'll be given the exact commands to type that install all the required software and WordPress.
You'll learn how to install a web server, how to install a database server, how to create database users, and how to configure WordPress. Before you know it, you'll have a fully functioning blog on your hands. This is a great way to put your new-found Linux skills to good use. Totally optional, but very cool: If you want to host your blog on the internet on your very own installation of Linux, I'll show you were you can get hosting for just $5 a month.
Learn Linux in 5 Days doesn't make any assumptions about your background or knowledge of Linux. You need no prior knowledge to benefit from this course. You will be guided step by step using a logical and systematic approach. As new concepts, commands, or jargon are encountered they are explained in plain language, making it easy for anyone to understand.
Here is what you will learn by taking Learn Linux in 5 Days:
- How to get access to a Linux server if you don't already
- What a Linux distribution is and which one to choose
- What software is needed to connect to Linux from Mac and Windows computers
- What SSH is and how to use it
- The file system layout of Linux systems and where to find programs, configurations, and documentation
- The basic Linux commands you'll use most often
- Creating, renaming, moving, and deleting directories
- Listing, reading, creating, editing, copying, and deleting files
- Exactly how permissions work and how to decipher the most cryptic Linux permissions with ease
- How to use the nano, vi, and emacs editors
- Two methods to search for files and directories
- How to compare the contents of files
- What pipes are, why they are useful, and how to use them
- How to compress files to save space and make transferring data easy
- How and why to redirect input and output from applications
- How to customize your shell prompt
- How to be efficient at the command line by using aliases, tab completion, and your shell history.
- How to schedule and automate jobs using cron
- How to switch users and run processes as others
- How to find and install software.
What you learn in Learn Linux in 5 Days applies to any Linux environment including Ubuntu, Debian, Kali Linux, Linux Mint, RedHat, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware, and more.
Enroll now and start learning the skills you need to level up your career!
Who this course is for:
- People with limited time
- Anyone with a desire to learn about Linux
- People that have Linux experience, but would like to learn about the Linux command line interface
- Existing Linux users that want to become power users.
- People that need Linux knowledge for a personal or business project like hosting a website on a Linux server
- Professionals that need to learn Linux to become more effective at work. Helpdesk staff, application support engineers, and application developers that are required to use the Linux operating system
- People thinking about a career as a Linux system administrator or engineer, but need the basics first
- Researchers, college professors, and college students that will be using Linux servers to conduct research or complete course work
- A desire to learn Linux
- By the end of this course you will understand the fundamentals of the Linux operating system and be able to apply that knowledge in a practical and useful manner
In this lesson you will learn:
- What Linux is
- Brief history of Linux
- What a Linux Distribution is
- Reasons Linux is used
In this lesson you will learn how to connect to a Linux system directly and over the network. You'll learn about SSH and the software that you'll need to connect to a Linux system.
In this lesson you will learn about the Linux directory structure. You'll learn where different components of the operating system are located. You'll also learn how applications can employ the same conventions for their directory structures.
In this lesson you will learn what the shell is, how to access it, and what the superuser account is.
In this lesson you will learn some basic, yet essential Linux commands. You will be given an overview of each command and then a demonstration.
In this lesson you will learn:
- How to navigate man pages.
- How the $PATH environment variable is used.
- What the which command does.
- How to ask commands for help.
- How to search man pages.
In this lesson you will learn:
- How to use directory shortcuts
- How to execute commands out of your $PATH
- How to create and remove directories
In this lesson you will learn how to list files with the ls command and how to interpret the ls output.
The permissions lesson is broken into two parts. In this lesson you will learn about:
- Symbolic permissions
- Numeric and octal permissions
- File versus directory permissions
- Changing permissions
- Working with groups
- File creation mask
This is part two of the permissions lesson. In this lesson you will learn about:
- Symbolic permissions
- Numeric and octal permissions
- File versus directory permissions
- Changing permissions
- Working with groups
- File creation mask
In this lesson you will learn various commands that can be used to view files as well as how to use the nano text editor.
In this lesson you will learn about two commands that will help you find files and directories.
This lesson will touch on some of the graphical editors available in the Linux operating system.
This lesson will cover how to delete, copy, move, and rename files.
This lesson covers the various types of input and output as well as how to redirect that input and output.
In this lesson you will learn how to search through the contents of files. Additionally you will learn about pipes and how they can be used to aid searches.
In this lesson you will learn how to transfer and copy files over the network.
See the supplementary material for a list of SCP and SFTP clients.
In this lesson you will learn how to display information about running programs and processes. You will also learn how to control the behavior of processes, including running processes in the background and terminating processes.
In this lesson you will learn how to schedule jobs and automate tasks using the cron service.
In this lesson you will learn how to switch to other accounts and run programs as different users.
In this lesson you will learn how to manipulate your shell history. Additionally, you will learn how to use tab completion. Finally command line editing is covered.
Thanks for taking the "Learn Linux in 5 Days" course! If you found it helpful, please leave a review. If you need help with anything, please let me know.
Thanks and congrats!
Jason
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This lesson covers installing Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Wordpress on an Ubuntu system.
