Objectives: Linux Essentials

• Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
  • 1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
  • 1.2 Major Open Source Applications
  • 1.3 Open Source Software and Licensing
  • 1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux
• Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System
  • 2.1 Command Line Basics
  • 2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help
  • 2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files
  • 2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
• Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line
  • 3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line
  • 3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files
  • 3.3 Turning Commands into a Script
• Topic 4: The Linux Operating System
  • 4.1 Choosing an Operating System
  • 4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware
  • 4.3 Where Data is Stored
  • 4.4 Your Computer on the Network
• Topic 5: Security and File Permissions
  • 5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types
  • 5.2 Creating Users and Groups
  • 5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership
  • 5.4 Special Directories and Files