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      Packt

      Foundations of Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Ubuntu, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix Commands, File Systems, Software Installation, Operating System Administration, Development Environment, File Management, Virtual Environment, Open Source Technology

      4.5
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500)

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Linux Servers, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Software Installation, Systems Administration, File Management, Service Management, Authorization (Computing), Shell Script, Operating Systems, Servers, Data Storage, System Monitoring, System Configuration

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Linux, Embedded Systems, Linux Servers, Computer Engineering, File Systems, Unix, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Open Source Technology

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Linux Networking and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Docker (Software), Containerization, Linux, Network Troubleshooting, Linux Servers, Ansible, Kubernetes, Authentications, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Administration, System Configuration, Remote Access Systems, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Protocols, Network Security, Security Controls, Firewall, Web Servers, Encryption

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, File Management, User Accounts, OS Process Management, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, Command-Line Interface, General Networking, Shell Script, Operating Systems, Remote Access Systems, Network Administration, Scripting, Scripting Languages, System Monitoring

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Ubuntu, Remote Access Systems, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, File Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Authorization (Computing), Virtualization, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Linux and Bash for Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Linux Commands, Shell Script, Linux, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, File Management, Unix, Unix Commands, File Systems, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Remote Access Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      130 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Managing Linux Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, File Systems, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Data Storage, System Configuration, File Management, Data Storage Technologies, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      172 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Linux for Security Experts

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Linux, Linux Administration, Network Security, Authorization (Computing), User Accounts, Network Monitoring, System Monitoring, Hardening, Continuous Monitoring, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Wireless Networks, Penetration Testing, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Containerization, File Management, Incident Response

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Linux, Scripting, DevOps, File Management, Unix, Command-Line Interface

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Amazon Web Services, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, File Management, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Administration, General Networking, Service Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      A Beginners Guide to Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Ubuntu, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, File Management, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Software Installation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

    • Foundations of Linux: Packt
    • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500): Packt
    • Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface - 6: Dartmouth College
    • Advanced Linux Networking and Security: Packt
    • Linux Fundamentals: Packt
    • Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration: Packt
    • Linux and Bash for Data Engineering: Duke University
    • Managing Linux Systems: LearnQuest
    • Linux for Security Experts: Codio
    • Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps: Coursera Project Network

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