Apprentice Level
8 Hands-on labs

CentOS Enterprise Linux 8 Essentials

By Rob Marti

Learn to install and use CentOS 8.

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4 hours
  • 32 Lessons
  • 8 Hands-On Labs

About the course

In this course, we’ll detail some of the major changes between CentOS 7 and CentOS 8 while also covering some basic Linux essential skills. We will walk through the installation of CentOS 8 using multiple different methods, work with different tools to manage the operating system, and cover new utilities available with CentOS 8.

Lab Highlights

Using Cockpit on CentOS Creating Your Own Service File with Network Requirements in CentOS Working with yum module on CentOS Understanding Privilege Escalation in CentOS Working with Vim in CentOS Working with Nano in CentOS Working with Files in CentOS Managing systemd Targets in CentOS
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  • Chapter 1 4 Lessons Getting Started 3:51

    An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

    1:19

    About the Training Architect

    0:26

    Course Introduction

    0:52

    CentOS 8 in the Linux Academy Playground

    1:14
  • Chapter 2 2 Lessons What Is CentOS? 6:01

    History of CentOS

    3:53

    How Does Fedora Fit In?

    2:08
  • Chapter 3 2 Lessons Installing CentOS 8 16:04

    Normal Installation

    10:09

    Headless Installation

    5:55
  • Chapter 4 10 Lessons Working with CentOS 1:38:58

    Using the GUI

    7:39

    Working with Files

    6:21

    Privilege Escalation

    11:00

    Documentation

    6:47

    Exiting Vim

    4:00

    Working with Nano

    3:11

    Working with Files in CentOS

    15:00 Hands-On Lab

    Understanding Privilege Escalation in CentOS

    15:00 Hands-On Lab

    Working with Vim in CentOS

    15:00 Hands-On Lab

    Working with Nano in CentOS

    15:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 5 8 Lessons Core Subsystems 2:02:37

    systemd Targets

    10:46

    Service Management

    5:35

    Writing Your Own Service File

    8:26

    Networking

    5:23

    Working with nftables

    9:57

    Working with firewalld

    7:30

    Managing systemd Targets in CentOS

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Creating Your Own Service File with Network Requirements in CentOS

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 6 5 Lessons What's New in CentOS 8 1:09:23

    What Is Cockpit?

    6:48

    Installing Software with Yum in CentOS 8

    4:27

    Image Builder

    13:08

    Using Cockpit on CentOS

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Working with yum module on CentOS

    15:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 7 1 Lesson Conclusion 2:22

    Conclusion

    2:22

What you will need

  • Linux Essentials

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

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