Learn Linux in 5 Days and Progress Your Career

When asked what their biggest challenge is to learning Linux, people generally say “Time”. So Jason Canon created a course to teach you all you need to know about Linux in just 45 minutes a day for 5 days. You’ll learn how to install a web server and a database server, how to create database users, and how to configure WordPress.

Course Content for

The course includes: what a Linux distribution is, the file system, basic Linux commands, directories, permissions, editors (nano, vi, and emacs), how to use pipes, how to compress files, how to redirect input and output from applications, customizing your shell prompt, using cron, and how to find and install software.

The course comprises 75 lectures and twelve hours of video, divided into nine sections over five days as follows:

Section 1: Overview

Section 2: Day 1

Getting Access to a Linux System; Installing VirtualBox; Installing Ubuntu from Scratch; Getting Connected;

Section 3: Day 2

The Linux Directory Structure; The Shell; Basic Linux Commands; Working with Directories; Listing Files and Understanding LS Output;

Section 4: Day 3

File and Directory Permissions; Finding Files and Directories; Editing Files;

Section 5: Day 4

Deleting, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files; Wildcards; Input, Output, and Redirection; Comparing, Searching, Transferring and Copying Files;

Section 6: Day 5

Environment Variables; Processes and Job Control; Scheduling Repeated Jobs with Cron; Switching Users and Running Commands as Others; Shell History and Tab Completion; Installing Software;

Section 7: Addendum – Connecting to a Linux Virtual Machine Over the Network

Section 8: Bonus – Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP, and WordPress on Ubuntu

Section 9: Bonus – Slides