GL120 - Linux Fundamentals

The GL120 is a challenging course that focuses on the fundamental tools and concepts of Linux and Unix. Students gain proficiency using the command line. Beginners develop a solid foundation in Unix, while advanced users discover patterns and fill in gaps in their knowledge. Like all Guru Labs courses, the course material is designed to provide extensive hands-on experience. Topics include: basic file manipulation; basic and advanced filesystem features; I/O redirection and pipes; text manipulation and regular expressions; managing jobs and processes; vi, the standard Unix editor; automating tasks with shell scripts; managing software; secure remote administration; and more.

Current Version: H02

Prerequisites:

Students should be comfortable with computers. No familiarity with Linux or other Unix operating systems is required.

Supported Distributions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
Course Outline:
  1. What is Linux?
  2. Login and Exploration
  3. The Linux Filesystem
  4. Manipulating Files
  5. Shell Basics
  6. Archiving and Compression
  7. Text Processing
  8. Regular Expressions
  9. Text Editing
  10. Command Shells
  11. Introduction to Shell Scripting
  12. Process Management and Job Control
  13. Managing Software
  14. Messaging
  15. Printing
  16. The Secure Shell (SSH)
  17. Mounting Filesystems & Managing Removable Media
  18. Pre-Installation Considerations
  19. Installing RHEL6
  20. Installing SLES11
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