Linux System Administration for Beginners!

Get started with Linux, app development, server configuration, networking, and become a system administrator!

Created by Joseph Delgadillo, Last Updated 15-Jun-2020, Language:English

What Will I Get ?

Setup a Linux environment
Command line essentials
Setup an integrated development an environment
Install GitHub and setup a repository
Develop a basic web application
Setup a LAMP stack and deploy a web app
Manage users on a Linux system
Network administration overview

Requirements

A personal computer or equivalent system
Internet access to download the necessary software

Description

Would you like to get a job in the field of IT? Do you want to become a Linux system administrator but don’t know where to get started? In this course we will begin by covering the very basics of using the Linux operating system, and move on to the advanced system and networking skills necessary to become a Linux administrator! We will cover the following topics in this course:

Linux installation
Command line usage
Development tools including choosing an IDE
GitHub setup
Complete Meteor.js web project
LAMP stack setup and app deployment
User management
Network administration

Enroll now to receive 7.5+ hours of HD video tutorials, lifetime access and a certificate of completion!

If you are not convinced, here are a few of the glowing reviews this course has received.

"Course starts out with basic commands and works through more advanced commands as it progresses. The course then goes through add on software and applications following demonstrates basic usages of that application. It was easy to follow along on my personal install of Ubuntu by pausing/review the tutorial as needed. I suggest this method than just sitting and watching the course all the way through. This course is much easier than just reading books. Recommend to friends who just started out in Ubuntu."

"Great explanations. Great teacher."

"It's still early in the course but I've learned a lot. Great job so far."

Thank you for taking the time to read this and we hope to see you in the course!

Course Content

Introduction to Linux

2 Lectures 00:14:55
- Introduction to Linux
  
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  00:07:44
- Linux distributions explained
  
  Preview
  
  00:07:11
Linux Installation

9 Lectures 01:07:09
- VirtualBox installation and virtual machine setup
  
  Preview
  
  00:07:50
- Ubuntu Linux installation in a virtual machine
  
  00:06:38
- Ubuntu Linux installation continued
  
  00:06:00
- First boot up into Linux
  
  Preview
  
  00:02:14
- VirtualBox Guest Additions
  
  00:07:33
- Ubuntu desktop customization
  
  00:08:27
- Unity Tweak Tool
  
  00:12:06
- Installing Linux alongside Windows (dual boot)
  
  00:06:05
- Dual boot setup continued
  
  00:10:16
Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) Essentials

12 Lectures 01:01:28
- Getting started with the Linux command line interface (CLI)
  
  00:05:32
- Navigating directories with ls
  
  00:07:35
- Administrator privileges in terminal
  
  00:05:57
- Using the apt-get package manager to install applications
  
  00:04:02
- Searching through the repositories to find packages to download
  
  00:02:05
- Installing packages which are not located in the repositories
  
  00:04:46
- Keeping programs updated via terminal
  
  00:04:39
- File permissions and ownership explained
  
  00:04:26
- File permissions and ownership continued
  
  00:08:10
- Creating new files using the touch command
  
  00:04:58
- Creating new directories and moving files
  
  00:04:34
- Copying, renaming, and removing files
  
  00:04:44
Advanced CLI Usage

12 Lectures 00:40:06
- The find command and it's practical uses
  
  00:03:30
- Find command continued
  
  00:04:32
- Find command final thoughts
  
  00:03:24
- Using the grep command to find information within files
  
  00:02:59
- Using grep in conjunction with the find command
  
  00:03:15
- How to redirect the output of a command
  
  00:03:16
- Using the top command to view applications in real time
  
  00:01:18
- Viewing running processes and closing applications via terminal
  
  00:05:35
- Services explained
  
  00:02:07
- Service configuration via terminal
  
  00:04:35
- Using crontab to schedule tasks
  
  00:02:58
- Crontab practical applications
  
  00:02:37
Linux Development Tools

10 Lectures 00:44:38
- Choosing an integrated development environment (IDE)
  
  00:03:33
- Eclipse installation/setup
  
  00:03:57
- PyCharm installation/setup
  
  00:04:34
- PyCharm installation problem resolved
  
  00:01:49
- GitHub installation and how to setup a repository
  
  00:04:15
- How to push/pull information from a repository
  
  00:06:07
- How to remove and ignore directories in a repository
  
  00:05:12
- Resolving merge conflicts
  
  00:07:17
- How to setup and manage branches
  
  00:07:12
- Correction from the previous lecture
  
  00:00:42
Web Development Project

7 Lectures 00:52:25
- Getting started with Meteor.js
  
  00:05:54
- Setting up our Meteor project
  
  00:05:34
- Router setup and React components
  
  00:05:54
- Watch as our project begins to take form!
  
  00:06:30
- Getting into the programming of our application
  
  00:13:14
- Rendering blog posts
  
  00:08:51
- Putting the finishing touches on our Meteor app
  
  00:06:28
Web Server Setup, Host Configuration, and App Deployment

14 Lectures 01:15:20
- Apache, PHP, and MySQL setup
  
  00:03:29
- Server configuration
  
  00:05:38
- Linux hosts file
  
  00:03:25
- Deploying our Meteor app to the Apache server
  
  00:05:23
- Setting up a MongoDB NoSQL database
  
  00:05:17
- Virtual host setup
  
  00:03:35
- Using a shell script to set our environment variables
  
  00:07:49
- Installing and configuring phpMyAdmin
  
  00:03:14
- Let's take a tour around the phpMyAdmin panel
  
  00:04:48
- Creating a basic virtual host
  
  00:08:10
- Setting up a WordPress installation on top of Apache environment
  
  00:07:24
- Before using WordPress we need to setup our database
  
  00:06:22
- Python installation and command line interface
  
  00:04:29
- Why is Python worth learning?
  
  00:06:17
Linux User Management

5 Lectures 00:13:14
- Adding/removing users through GUI
  
  00:03:34
- Adding new users via terminal
  
  00:04:03
- How to delete users through terminal
  
  00:00:57
- Changing an existing user's password
  
  00:00:45
- Adding users to a group
  
  00:03:55
Linux Network Administration

15 Lectures 01:12:52
- Introduction to networking
  
  00:01:38
- How does the internet work?
  
  00:05:11
- What is a local area network (LAN)?
  
  00:07:26
- Practical networking commands
  
  00:05:32
- Networking commands continued
  
  00:04:59
- Netstat to track detailed network statistics
  
  00:04:59
- An in-depth look at the Linux hosts file
  
  00:04:31
- Linux hosts file continued
  
  00:04:47
- Using traceroute to track the servers a request passes through
  
  00:03:57
- Network mapper to track the activity on your network
  
  00:07:36
- Nmap continued
  
  00:06:56
- Using SSH to access the command line of a remote host
  
  00:02:37
- SFTP to transfer files between machines
  
  00:03:36
- Setting up an SSH host on our local machine
  
  00:05:27
- Using the man command to learn about our programs
  
  00:03:40

Joseph Delgadillo

Best-Selling Instructor

Joseph Delgadillo is the founder of JTDigital Courses, an education technology company. He has been active in the online learning community since 2015 and has worked with multiple startups. As of 2020, over 1 million students across the globe have enrolled in his courses covering ethical hacking, Python programming, web development and more.

He graduated with honors from Central Washington University.