When asked what their biggest challenge is to learn Linux, people generally say “Time”. So Jason Canon created the Udemy course “Learn Linux in 5 Days and Level Up Your Career” 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.
Learn Linux in 5 Days and Level Up Your Career – Course Content
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 82 lectures and over five 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
Summary of Main Course Features
- Instructor: Jason Cannon – Professional system administrator, consultant, and author.
- Lectures: 82
- On-demand video: 5.5 hours
- Article: 1
- Downloadable Resources: 67
- Skill level: All levels