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.

What you’ll learn

• Learn to setup your own Ubuntu Linux Server !.
• You will be able to understand the concept of Standard IO Redirections.
• You will be able to understand the Text Processing Commands.
• You will be able to understand important commands like cut, awk, grep, egrep, sort,uniq,wc.
• You will be able to how to manage files using diff, cmp commands.
• You will be having the concepts of using tar, gzip, gunzip & truncate commands.
• You will be able to understand the concepts of Networking in Linux.
• You will be having the understanding of Tracing Network Traffic command.
• You will be able to setup your local repo.
• You will be able to manage Software – Adding, Removing & Updating using APT.
• You will be easy understand the step by step booting process of a Linux System.
• You will be easily manage the disk management in Linux.
• You will be able to setup the Logical Volume Manager – LVM.
• You will be able to do the file system checks using fsck or xfs_repair.
• You will be able to manage RAID disks in Linux.
• You will be able to setup the NFS & Samba Server.

Course Content

• Course Module Introduction –> 1 lecture • 5min.
• Ubuntu Server Installation –> 6 lectures • 21min.
• Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts –> 3 lectures • 16min.
• Standard Input and Output Redirections in Linux –> 4 lectures • 18min.
• Text Processing Commands in Linux –> 10 lectures • 40min.
• Managing files –> 4 lectures • 15min.
• Compress and uncompress (tar, gzip, gunzip) & truncate command –> 4 lectures • 13min.
• Networking in Linux –> 9 lectures • 37min.
• Managing Software – Adding, Removing & Updating using APT –> 3 lectures • 10min.
• Linux Boot Process –> 3 lectures • 12min.
• Disk Management in Linux –> 5 lectures • 20min.
• Logical Volume Manager – LVM –> 7 lectures • 27min.
• File System Check ( fsck & xfs_repair ) –> 2 lectures • 7min.
• Redundant Array of Independent Disk – RAID in Linux –> 2 lectures • 10min.
• Network File System – NFS –> 2 lectures • 10min.
• Samba – Installation & Configuration –> 3 lectures • 13min.

Requirements

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.

Linux File System Hierarchy Concepts

• Overview of Linux File System Hierarchy
• Absolute & Relative Paths
• Practice Lab Session

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