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Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

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Overview

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Learn Linux for networking. Part 1 covers creating virtual machines, editing files, and managing permissions and processes from the Linux command line.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Why Should You Learn Linux?
  • Linux network operating system shells, Cisco, and others
  • Linux network operating systems (NOS)
  • Cisco IOS Linux commands, part 1
  • Cisco IOS Linux commands, part 2
  • It's just a CLI
  • Rise of the machines
2. GNS3 Linux Networks
  • DHCP server
  • DHCP client
  • Network address translation (NAT) and internet testing
  • Static Linux Docker container PC
  • Network testing
  • Ubuntu_Desktop_QEMU virtual machine
  • Ubuntu Server download and VMware import
  • Ubuntu Server installation
  • Integrate Ubuntu Server virtual machine
  • Ubuntu Server: Manual IP address
3. Linux Fundamentals: Which Linux Distro?
  • Which Linux distro should you learn?
  • Red Hat, CentOS, and Fedora
  • Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint
4. Linux Fundamentals: Text Editors
  • Why text editors?
  • nano and vi introduction
  • vi shortcuts and why learn vi?
  • nano overview and shortcuts
5. Linux Fundamentals
  • Root = power
  • Linux prompt basics
  • Get help and version determination
  • Fix GNS3 issue
  • ifconfig deprecated
6. Linux Fundamentals: File Systems
  • File systems
  • Tree and directories
  • Linux directory hierarchy, part 1
  • Linux directory hierarchy, part 2
  • Linux directory hierarchy, part 3
7. Linux Fundamentals: Files, Tools, Owners, and Permissions
  • ls help, man, grep, more, and less
  • Owners, groups, and permissions
  • Owners and groups example
  • Linux is about choice: cat, less, and more
8. Linux Fundamentals: Copy, Move, and Delete
  • Copy, move, and delete, part 1
  • Copy, move, and delete, part 2
  • Never do this!
9. Linux Fundamentals: Users, Groups, and Passwords
  • Introduction
  • Why?
  • Shells, home directories, and groups
  • Bash, home directories, and permissions
  • Add users
  • Modify users
  • Groups
  • Passwords
  • Password settings
10. Linux Fundamentals: Permissions
  • Linux permissions, part 1: Introduction
  • Linux permissions, part 2
  • Linux permissions, part 3
  • Linux permissions, part 4: Absolute permissions
  • Linux permissions, part 5: Relative permissions
11. Processes
  • Linux processes, part 1
  • Linux processes, part 2

Taught by

David Bombal

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