Free online courseLinux for Beginners

Course Description

Linux for Beginners is a free online course in Technology and Programming designed for anyone who wants to feel confident using Linux in real, everyday scenarios. It starts from the essentials and quickly builds practical skills you can apply whether you are learning for IT support, development, DevOps, or simply to better understand how operating systems work.

You will begin with a clear introduction and learn common ways to use Linux on Windows and macOS, including running Linux in containers with Docker. From there, you will get comfortable with the shell and terminal, understand how commands are interpreted, and learn how to get help efficiently with built-in documentation and command options.

The course then moves into working with processes and system monitoring, including how to inspect running tasks, start and stop processes, and use popular tools for visibility and troubleshooting. You will also learn how Linux handles input and output streams, how to redirect output and errors, and how to connect commands together using piping for more powerful workflows.

File and directory management is covered in depth, including navigating the Linux filesystem, creating and removing files and folders, editing with Vim and Nano, copying and moving data, and reading and filtering text with tools like grep. You will practice working with links, searching effectively using find, and combining results with xargs to automate repetitive tasks. Archiving and compression with tar and gzip are also included to help you manage backups and bundles.

To round out essential administration skills, you will explore user management, ownership, permissions, and scripting basics, including making scripts executable and configuring PATH. The networking section helps you verify connectivity, inspect IP settings, enable and use SSH for remote access, and use common tools like curl and wget. You will also work with environment variables to make your command-line work more flexible and reusable.