Launched the online course "Introduction to Linux" from the Linux Foundation
Today opened access to the training materials of the course "Introduction to Linux . " The course is created by the Linux Foundation and runs on the edX platform.
About the course: Linux provides work for 94% of supercomputers, most servers on the Internet, the world's main financial transactions and billions of Android devices. In short, Linux is everywhere. It is present in many different architectures, from mainframes to servers, desktops, mobile devices, and a stunning variety of hardware.
This course covers various tools and techniques commonly used by Linux programmers, system administrators, and end users to perform their daily work in the Linux environment. It is designed for advanced computer users who have little or no use of Linux at all, whether they work individually or in a corporate environment. ')
After completing this course, you will know well how to work with the main Linux distributions in a graphical or command shell. You can continue your training as a user, system administrator or developer using the acquired skills.
UPD: The course is very simple, it is for users who really run Linux for the first time.
From the author of the course: This course is based on the original Linux Foundation “Introduction to Linux” course, which has always been taught with an instructor in the classroom or in the virtual classroom via the Internet. The Linux Foundation believes that changing this course to its free use by the community was worthwhile and will be well appreciated.
The main distributions studied are:
Ubuntu
OpenSUSE
CentOS
All the course materials are available at once. The course is not limited in time. To obtain a certificate of completion, you only need to pass the final exam quite well.
Course content
1. Introduction
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Training
Course Linux Requirements
2. Linux Philosophy and Components
Linux history
Linux philosophy
Linux community
Linux terminology
Linux Distributions
3. Linux Structure and Installation
Linux filesystem basics
The boot process
Linux Distribution Installation
4. Graphical Interface
Session management
Basic Operations
Graphical Desktop
Labs
5. System Configuration from the Graphical Interface