Duration========Over 5 Hours of Video InstructionPart 1: Essential Skills========================Lesson 1: Performing Basic Tasks from a Shell Environment1.1: Understanding the File System Layout in the FHS1.2: Knowing the Location and Purpose of Important Files and Directories as Defined in the FHS1.3: Finding Files and Commands on a Linux System1.4: Using Single Shell Commands and One-line Command Sequences1.5: Using and Modifying the Shell Environment1.6: Using and Editing Command History1.7: Invoking Commands Inside and Outside the Defined PathLesson 2: Processing and Working with Text Files2.1: Using Streams, Pipes, and Redirects2.2: File Viewing Commands2.3: File Formatting Commands2.4: File Processing Commands2.5: Understanding vi2.6: Editing Text Files with vi2.7: Using Regular Expressions to Work with Text Files2.8: Searching Text Patterns with grepLesson 3: Performing Basic File Management Tasks3.1: Copying, Moving, and Removing Files3.2: Using Wildcards3.3: Other File Management Tools3.4: Creating Backups3.5: Analyzing and Extracting tar Backups3.6: Understanding Links and Inodes3.7: Managing Hard and Symbolic LinksLesson 4: Managing Processes4.1: Running Jobs in Foreground and Background4.2: Sending Signals to Processes4.3: Monitoring Processes with top4.4: Selecting and Sorting Processes with ps and Related Utilities4.5: Understanding Process Priority4.6: Changing Process PriorityPart 2: Administration Tasks============================Lesson 5: Design Hard Disk Layout5.1: Allocating Filesystems and Swap Space5.2: Tailoring the Design to the Intended Use of the System5.3: Ensuring the /boot Partition Conforms to the Hardware Architecture5.4: Understanding Basic LVM FeaturesLesson 6: Creating Partitions and Filesystems6.1: Understanding GPT and MBR Differences6.2: Managing MBR Primary Partition Tables with fdisk6.3: Managing Logical Partitions with fdisk6.4: Basic Knowledge of gdisk and parted with GPT6.5: Creating Filesystems6.6: Verifying the Integrity of Filesystems6.7: Monitoring Free Space and Inodes6.8: Repairing Simple Filesystem ProblemsLesson 7: Common Filesystem Management Tasks7.1: Understanding Filesystem Mounts7.2: Mounting Filesystems7.3: Configuring Filesystem Mounting on Boot7.4: Configuring User Mountable Removable Filesystems7.5: Understanding Disk Quotas7.6: Managing Disk QuotasLesson 8: Managing Permissions8.1: Understanding Linux Users and Groups8.2: Understanding File Ownership8.3: Understanding rwx Permissions8.4: Managing Access Permissions on Regular and Special Files and Directories8.5: Understanding Special Permissions8.6: Using Access Modes Such as SUID, SGID, and Sticky Bit8.7: Modifying the File Creation MaskLesson 9: Managing Software9.1: Understanding Packages and Meta Package Handlers9.2: Understanding Variations in Linux Software Management9.3: Installing, Reinstalling, Upgrading, and Removing Packages Using RPM and YUM9.4: Obtaining Information on RPM Packages9.5: Understanding Debian / Ubuntu Package ManagementPart 3: Advanced Management Tasks=================================Lesson 10: System Architecture10.1: Enabling and Disabling Integrated Peripherals10.2: Configuring Systems with or without External Peripherals10.3: Differentiating Between the Various Types of Mass Storage Devices10.4: Differentiating Between Coldplug and Hotplug Devices10.5: Determining Hardware Resources for Devices10.6: Tools and Utilities to List Various Hardware Information10.7: Tools and Utilities to Manipulate USB Devices10.8: Conceptual Understanding of sysfs, udev, dbusLesson 11: Boot the System11.1: Understanding GRUB and GRUB2 Differences11.2: Providing Common Commands to the Boot Loader and Options to the Kernel at Boot Time11.3: Demonstrating Knowledge of the Boot Sequence from BIOS to Boot Completion11.4: Understanding SysVinit and system11.5: Awareness of Upstart11.6: Checking Boot Events in the Log Files Lesson 12: Managing the Boot Sequence12.1: Setting the Default Runlevel or Boot Target12.2: Changing Between Runlevels / Boot Targets Using Single User Mode12.3: Shutting Down and Rebooting from the Command Line