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Introduction to Linux
edX
2 recommenders · 2 threads · recommended in 2 years, 2014–2019 · score 1.8
An introductory course from the Linux Foundation on edX covering Linux basics and system administration concepts, offered free as a MOOC. Commenters describe it as a basic but useful overview.
Commenters say it fills in Linux background that self-taught learners often miss, and that it is free despite the Linux Foundation's paid training normally costing thousands.
CS Fundamentals & Systemsbeginnerfreeinteractive MOOC#linux#sysadmin#command line#linux foundation#edx
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I recommend the free Linux Foundation courses on EdX:
Introduction to Linux https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-linux
Introduction to Kubernetes https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-kubernetes
Disclosure: CNCF funded the Kubernetes course development.
Thank you so much for all that. I took a great introductory Linux course by the Linux Foundation over at edx[0] which really filled me in on a lot of stuff about Linux one misses out on when they learn on their own. Sadly, the subsequent Linux Foundation training courses are way out of my price range. Even the intro course offered I took for free on edx is offered by the Linux Foundation for thousands of dollars.
The good thing is I can mostly learn stuff on my own but have a hard time figuring out what I should be learning. Your comment helps a lot on that department. Even if I don't quite understand how to do some of the stuff your saying e.g. segment the network? Sandbox? Isn't eth0 my primary port to connect to my server? Which logs should I be monitoring (I've only heard of auth.log)?
Thanks.
[0] https://www.edx.org/course/linuxfoundationx/linuxfoundationx...
Partially related, if somebody is interested The Linux Foundation together with edX MOOC platform are offering a free Linux course since few days[1]. It seems to be quite basic (I've just started it, knowing already something-but-never-enough of Linux) but considering that is provided by The Linux Foundation, "sponsored" by Linus Torvalds and it was normally done in real/virtual classroom for 2400$, it's probably worth doing it ;)
[1] https://www.edx.org/course/linuxfoundationx/linuxfoundationx...