Linux Professional Institute – Linux Essentials

Training Content

The Linux Community and A Career in Open Source

• Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
• Major Open Source Applications
• Open Source Software and Licensing
• ICT Skills and Working in Linux

Finding Your Way on a Linux System

• Command Line Basics
• Using the Command Line to Get Help
• Using Directories and Listing Files
• Creating, Moving and Deleting Files

The Power of the Command Line

• Archiving Files on the Command Line
• Searching and Extracting Data from Files
• Turning Commands into a Script

The Linux Operating System

• Choosing an Operating System
• Understanding Computer Hardware
• Where Data is Stored
• Your Computer on the Network

Security and File Permissions

• Basic Security and Identifying User Types
• Creating Users and Groups
• Managing File Permissions and Ownership
• Special Directories and Files