Linux Usage Basics
- Starting X from the Console
- Changing your Password
- The root User
- Elevating your Privileges
Running Commands and Getting Help
- Reading Usage Summaries
- man, info, & whatis Commands
Browsing the Filesystem
- Linux File Hierachy Concepts
- Current Working Directory Files & Directory Name
- Absolute and Relative Pathnames
- Create, remove, change, list, copy, move Files & Directories
- Using Nautilus
- Determining File Content, Viewing Files
Using the bash Shell
- bash Introductin History & Features
- Command Line Shortcuts & Editing Tricks
- Command Line Expansion
- gnome-terminal
Standard I/O & Pipes
- Standard Input and Output, Pipes to connect Processes
- Overwriting vs Appending
- Redirecting both standard Output and Error
Text Processing Tools
- Tools for Extracting, Analysing & Manipulating Text
- Special Characters for Matching Text
Basic System Configuration
- Configuring Date and Time
- Configuring Printers, Network
- System Logs
vi and vim
- Opening, Modifying, Saving Files & Undoing Changes
- Using Command Mode
- Visual Mode
- Splitting the Screen
- Configuring vi and vim
Configuring the bash Shell
- bash Variables, Environment Variables and Aliases
- Configuring and Information Variables
- Variables Expansion, Protecting against Variable Expansion
- Types of Shells, bash startup & Exit Scripts
- using Variables in Shell Scripts
Finding and Processing Files
- The slocate & find Commands, Basic find Examples
- find and Logical Operators, find & Permissions
- find and Numeric Criteria, find & Access Times
- Executing Commands with find and Gnome Search Tool
Network Applications
- Firefox, Evolution, E-mail clients and Web Browsers
- E-mail, Encryption, & Digital Signatures
- The Gaim Messaging System
- Encrypted Communications with ssh and scp
- telnet and the "r" services, FTP Clients
- Connecting to Windows Disk Shares
- File Transfer with Nautilus
- Network Diagnostic Tools
Managing Users, Groups & Permissions
- The Linux Security Model
- Users & Groups, Permission Types
- Examining & Changing Permissions
- Changing Permissions using Nautilus
Advanced Topics in Users, Groups & Permissions
- System Users and Groups
- The etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group files
- Changing your identity
- User Information Commands
- Default Permissions, Special Permission
The Linux Filesystem in-depth
- Partitions, Filesystem and checking free space
- cp, mv, rm, & inodes
- Symbolic Links and Hard Links
- The Seven Fundamental Filetypes
- Mounting CDs, DVDs, USB Media & Floppy Disks
- Creating, Inspecting & Extracting Files from File Archives
- Compressing Utilities, Compressing Archives
Investigating and Managing Processes
- Process States, Viewing Processes and Nice Values
- Sending Signals to Processes, Terminating
- Foreground & Background Process
- at, crontab Listing & Scheduling Jobs
Essential System Administration Tools
- Installation
- Managing Services, Managing Packages
- Securing the System