Ubuntu Linux Fundamentals – A Practical Approach To Learning

Learn how to master Ubuntu Linux Server, starting from the basics and progressing to an expert level.

Ubuntu (pronounced oo-BOON-too) is a free, open source operating system (OS) based on Debian Linux. It was first released in 2004, when Mark Shuttleworth and a small team of Debian developers founded Canonical and then launched the Ubuntu project.

Course Content

Introduction

• About the Course Module
• Installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager
• Installation of Ubuntu Operating System.

Standard Input and Output Redirections in Linux

• standard input (stdin)
• standard output (stdout)
• standard error (stderr)
• Practice Session – Standard IO Redirections
• Standard Output to a File ( tee command )
• Recall Quiz

Text Processing Commands in Linux

• Pipes in Linux
• Standard Output to a File (tee command)
• Practice Lab Session
• Cut – Text Processing Commands
• Recall Quiz
• Awk – Text Processing Commands
• Practice Session – Awk Command
• Recall Quiz
• Grep/Egrep  – Text Processing Commands
• Practice Session – Grep/Egrep – Text Processing Commands
• Recall Quiz
• Sort/uniq – Text Processing Commands
• Practice Session – Text Processing Commands
• Recall Quiz
• WC – Text Processing Commands
• Practice Session – WC Text Processing Commands
• Recall Quiz

Managing files

• Compare file – diff & cmp commands
• Practice Session – diff & cmp commands
• Recall Quiz
• Combining and Splitting Files
• Practice Lab Session

Compress and uncompress (tar, gzip, gunzip) & truncate command

• About tar, gzip, gunzip commands
• Practice Lab Session
• Truncate Command in Linux
• Practice Lab Session

Networking in Linux

• Network Files and Commands
• Curl & ping command
• Practice Lab Session
• Hostname or IP Lookup (nslookup and dig)
• Practice Lab Session
• Tracing Network Traffic (traceroute)
• Practice Lab Session
• SSH-Keys – Access Remote Server without Password
• Practice Lab Session
• rsync – Remote Synchronization

Managing Software – Adding, Removing & Updating using APT

• Create Local Repository (Yum Server)
• Advance Package Management – APT
• Practice Lab Session

Linux Boot Process

• Step by step booting process of a Linux System
• Run Levels or Targets in Linux
• Practice Lab Session

Disk Management in Linux

• Disk drives types
• Disk Partitioning in Linux
• Practice Lab – Disk partitioning using fdisk utility
• Practice Lab – Add a new Disk
• Practice Lab – Create standard partitions using fdisk

Logical Volume Manager – LVM

• Overview of LVM
• Practice Lab Session – LVM
• Practice Lab – Create a FS using LVM
• Practice Lab – Mount the FS persistently
• Practice Lab – Extend the size of VG/LV by adding a new disk
• Practice Lab – Delete LV, VG & PV
• Practice Lab – Add SWAP Space

File System Check ( fsck & xfs_repair )

• Overview of File System Check ( fsck & xfs_repair )
• Practice Lab – File System Check using fsck & xfs_repair

Redundant Array of Independent Disk – RAID in Linux

• Overview of RAID and types
• Practice Lab Session

Network File System – NFS

• Overview of NFS
• Practice Lab Session

Samba – Installation & Configuration

• Samba Server – Installation & Configuration
• Practice Lab Session
• Last Lecture