Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1

Course details

Linux is a critical skill for network engineers. Many network operating systems use Linux, as do software-defined networking and DevOps tools such as OpenDaylight and Git. Don't get left behind. This course teaches Linux from the networking perspective, providing practical, hands-on lessons that are grounded in the fundamentals that network engineers need most. Learn Linux commands for interacting with the CLI. Find out how to configure Linux networking, create users, and assign permissions. Then discover how to build different types of virtual machines, including Ubuntu desktop and server VMs. Instructor David Bombal also helps you choose a Linux distribution and text editor, and then dives deeper into fundamental topics: file systems and the directory hierarchy; editing files and file-level permissions; and managing permissions and processes. Continue to Part 2 of the training series to learn more about setting up Linux services and software-defined networking.

Note: This course uses GNS3 for all demonstrations.

Learning objectives
Linux commands
Linux networks
Linux prompt basics
Linux file systems
Editing, copying, moving, and deleting files
Changing file owners and permissions
Updating users, groups, and passwords
Managing processes from the command line

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Why Should You Learn Linux

02 - Linux network operating system shells, Cisco, and others
03 - Linux network operating systems (NOS)
04 - Cisco IOS Linux commands, part 1
05 - Cisco IOS Linux commands, part 2
06 - It's just a CLI
07 - Rise of the machines

2. GNS3 Linux Networks

08 - DHCP server
09 - DHCP client
10 - Network address translation (NAT) and internet testing
11 - Static Linux Docker container PC
12 - Network testing
13 - Ubuntu Desktop QEMU virtual machine
14 - Ubuntu Server download and VMware import
15 - Ubuntu Server installation
16 - Integrate Ubuntu Server virtual machine
17 - Ubuntu Server - Manual IP address

3. Linux Fundamentals - Which Linux Distro

18 - Which Linux distro should you learn
19 - Red Hat, CentOS, and Fedora
20 - Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint

4. Linux Fundamentals - Text Editors

21 - Why text editors
22 - nano and vi introduction
23 - vi shortcuts and why learn vi
24 - nano overview and shortcuts

5. Linux Fundamentals

25 - Root power
26 - Linux prompt basics
27 - Get help and version determination
28 - Fix GNS3 issue
29 - ifconfig deprecated

6. Linux Fundamentals - File Systems

30 - File systems
31 - Tree and directories
32 - Linux directory hierarchy, part 1
33 - Linux directory hierarchy, part 2
34 - Linux directory hierarchy, part 3

7. Linux Fundamentals - Files, Tools, Owners, and Permissions

35 - ls help, man, grep, more, and less
36 - Owners, groups, and permissions
37 - Owners and groups example
38 - Linux is about choice - cat, less, and more

8. Linux Fundamentals - Copy, Move, and Delete

39 - Copy, move, and delete, part 1
40 - Copy, move, and delete, part 2
41 - Never do this

9. Linux Fundamentals - Users, Groups, and Passwords

42 - Introduction
43 - Why
44 - Shells, home directories, and groups
45 - Bash, home directories, and permissions
46 - Add users
47 - Modify users
48 - Groups
49 - Passwords
50 - Password settings

10. Linux Fundamentals - Permissions

51 - Linux permissions, part 1 - Introduction
52 - Linux permissions, part 2
53 - Linux permissions, part 3
54 - Linux permissions, part 4 - Absolute permissions
55 - Linux permissions, part 5 - Relative permissions

11. Processes

56 - Linux processes, part 1
57 - Linux processes, part 2