What you will learn

• Navigate and manage the Linux file system
• Execute and understand essential Linux commands
• Implement command line redirection and piping
• Use shell expansions and keyboard shortcuts effectively
• Manage permissions and processes in a multiuser environment
• Perform advanced text editing with VI and automate tasks using bash scripting

Course Outline

What is Linux

• Course Kick-off
• Fundamentals of Operating Systems
• How to Pronounce Correctly
• Essential Resources and Practice
• Origins and Evolution
• The Case for Distributions over Operating Systems
• Comparison: Debian, Fedora, and macOS
• Ubuntu Installation on macOS
• Setting Up Ubuntu on Windows with WSL2

The File System

• Introduction to Linux's File System
• Anatomy of a Command
• Terminal Navigation Techniques
• Learning Commands without Memorization
• Directory Structure Overview
• Exploring Linux's Directory Hierarchy
• Utilizing the ls Command in Linux
• Detailed View with ls -l
• Using the file Command
• Mastering the less Command
• Wildcards Explained
• Advanced Usage of Character Classes
• mkdir: How to Create Directories
• cp: Techniques for Copying Files and Directories
• mv: Moving and Renaming Files
• rm: Deleting Files and Directories
• Understanding Linux Links
• ln: Link Creation Essentials
• ln: Replacing Files with Links
• Detecting Links in the Terminal
• File System Practice Tasks
• File System Practice Solutions

Linux Commands

• Command In Linux
• An Introduction to Commands
• Using type to Determine Command Types
• Locating Executables with which
• help: Getting Info on Built-in Commands
• Comparing help and --help
• Accessing the Manual with man
• Finding Commands with apropos
• Summarizing Manuals with whatis
• Exploring Detailed Information with info
• Commands Practice Tasks
• Commands Practice Solutions

Command Line Redirection

• Command Line Redirection Basics
• Understanding Streams and Redirection
• Redirecting Standard Output
• Redirecting Standard Error
• Redirecting Standard Input
• Prioritizing Redirections
• Redirection Practice
• Redirection Practice Solutions
• grep: Searching with Regular Expressions
• uniq: Removing Adjacent Duplicates
• Counting Words, Lines, and Characters with wc
• Exploring head and tail Commands
• Sorting Data with sort
• Basics of Using Pipelines
• Combining Pipelines and Filters
• Pipelines and Filters Practice
• Pipelines and Filters Practice Solutions

Shell Expansions

• Introduction to Shell Expansion
• Shell Expansion Techniques
• Understanding Pathname Expansion
• Utilizing Tilde Expansion
• Performing Arithmetic Expansions
• Using Brace Expansions
• Expanding Parameters
• Substituting Commands
• Expanding Variables
• Utilizing Aliases
• History Expansions
• Exploring Word Splitting
• Shell Expansions Practice
• Shell Expansions Practice Solutions
• Quoting Mechanics
• Using Double Quotes
• Applying Single Quotes

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Introduction to Keyboard Shortcuts
• Mastering Bash Readline
• Techniques for Cursor Movement
• Editing Text Efficiently
• Enhancing Text Completion
• Leveraging Command History
• Keyboard Shortcuts Practice
• Keyboard Shortcuts Practice Solutions

Permissions In Linux

• Introduction to Linux Permissions
• Essentials of Multiuser Operating Systems
• Permissions: Owners, Groups, and Others
• Identifying Users with id
• Permissions: Read, Write, Execute
• Setting Permissions with chmod (Symbolic)
• Using chmod with Numeric Values
• Permissions Practice
• Permissions Practice Solutions
• Managing User Identities
• User Management Essentials
• Switching Users with su
• Understanding Linux Groups
• Managing Permissions with sudo
• Understanding File Owners
• Changing File Ownership
• Changing Group Ownership

Processes In Linux

• Introductory Lecture on Linux Processes
• Multitasking and Process Management
• Understanding PIDs and Daemon Processes
• Viewing Processes with ps
• Process States and Management
• Interactive Process Monitoring with top
• Using Signals for Process Control
• Procedures for System Shutdown
• Linux Process Practice
• Linux Process Practice Solutions

Linux Environment

• Introduction to Linux Environment
• Understanding Environment
• Environment Variables and Shell Setup
• Establishing the Shell Environment
• Configuring Startup Files
• Managing the PATH Variable
• .bashrc File Customization Practice
• .bashrc File Customization Solutions

Learn Vi

• Vi Editor Overview
• Historical Context of Vi
• Vi Editing Modes
• Basics of Vi
• Deleting Text in Vi
• Cut, Copy, Paste
• Joining Lines
• Search and Replace
• Editing Multiple Files
• Copying Content Between Files
• Mastering Vi Editor Practice
• Mastering Vi Editor Practice Solutions

Managing Packages

• Introduction to Package Management
• Essentials of Package Management
• Overview of Packages
• Working Principles of Package Systems
• Tools for Managing Packages
• Finding and Installing Packages
• Removing Packages
• Updating Existing Packages
• Retrieving Package Information
• Package Management Practice
• Package Management Solutions

Managing Storage

• Introduction to Storage Management in Linux
• Different Storage Options
• How to Mount and Unmount Drives
• Fundamentals of Disk Partitions
• Techniques for Mounting Drives
• The Importance of Unmounting Drives
• Identifying Device Names
• Exploring Linux File Systems
• Creating a File System
• Testing and Repairing File Systems
• Generating Drive Images
• Storage Management Exercises
• Storage Management Solutions

Networking

• Introduction to Networking in Linux
• Basics of ping
• Using traceroute
• Understanding netstat and Routing Tables
• Setting Up Network Infrastructure for Demos
• FTP Fundamentals
• FTP Installation Guide
• Mastering FTP Usage
• SSH Essentials
• How to Connect Using SSH
• Introduction to SFTP
• Comparing SSH and FTP

Finding Files and Directories

• Introduction to File Searching
• Utilizing the locate Command
• Mastering the find Command
• Applying Tests with find
• Timestamps Explained
• Advanced find Testing Techniques
• Using Logical Operators in find
• Combining find with xargs
• File Search Techniques
• File Search Solutions

Compression and Archiving

• Introduction to Archiving in Linux
• Fundamentals of File Compression
• Using gzip for Compression
• Compressing with bzip
• Archiving with tar
• Zipping Files with zip
• Compression and Archiving Exercises
• Compression and Archiving Solutions

Bash Scripting

• Introduction to Bash Scripting
• Creating a "Hello World" Script
• Exploring the Shebang (#!) Line
• Community Contributions in Bash Scripting
• Party Parrot
• Get News