Linux Filesystems and Devices

By Matthew Pearson

Get ready for the LPIC-2 201-450 exam by learning Linux filesystems, their utilities, and how to use them in conjunction with devices.

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2 hours

23 Lessons
5 Hands-On Labs

About the course

Welcome to this course of Linux Filesystems and Devices! This course is designed to cover the various Linux filesystems, their utilities, and how to use them in conjunction with devices. The first section covers how to gain information about filesystems, mounting filesystems, and creating swap space on a Linux host. Afterward, the course moves into the various types of filesystems, what they provide, and the tools used to interact with them. This course’s final portion covers the automatic mounting of filesystems, the filesystems used for CD-ROMs, and other removable media and data encryption using LUKS.

This is a stand-alone course and a learning path to prepare you for the LPIC-2 201-450 exam.

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Chapter 1 3 Lessons Introduction 4:09

An Important Note about a Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Course
1:19

Course Introduction
2:23

About the Training Architect
0:27
Chapter 2 7 Lessons Operating the Linux Filesystem (203.1) 1:27:50

Displaying Filesystem Mount Information
7:05

Manually Mounting Filesystems
8:41

Automatically Mount Filesystems Using /etc/fstab
8:28

Linux Swap Space
8:55

Understanding Systemd Mount Units
9:41

Creating Swap Space on a Linux System
15:00 Hands-On Lab

Working with Systemd Mount Units
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 3 8 Lessons Maintaining a Linux Filesystem (203.2) 1:51:07

Working with ext2, ext3, and ext4 Filesystems (Part 1)
8:08

Working with ext2, ext3, and ext4 Filesystems (Part 2)
8:06

Working with the XFS FileSystem
11:08

Working with the Btrfs Filesystem (Subvolumes and Snapshots)
13:42

The ZFS Filesystem
2:37

smartd and smartctl
7:26

Configure /etc/fstab to Persistently Mount a Filesystem
30:00 Hands-On Lab

Creating Btrfs Subvolumes and Snapshots
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 4 4 Lessons Creating and Configuring Filesystem Options (203.3) 58:27

Automatically Mounting Filesystems (AutoFS)
10:56

CD-ROM Filesystems and Extensions
5:49

Understanding Data Encryption
11:42

Configure AutoFS to Automatically Mount Filesystems
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 5 1 Lesson Conclusion 2:25

Next Steps
2:25

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.

Linux Filesystems and Devices

About the course

Lab Highlights

An Important Note about a Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Course

Course Introduction

About the Training Architect

Displaying Filesystem Mount Information

Manually Mounting Filesystems

Automatically Mount Filesystems Using /etc/fstab

Linux Swap Space

Understanding Systemd Mount Units

Creating Swap Space on a Linux System

Working with Systemd Mount Units

Working with ext2, ext3, and ext4 Filesystems (Part 1)

Working with ext2, ext3, and ext4 Filesystems (Part 2)

Working with the XFS FileSystem

Working with the Btrfs Filesystem (Subvolumes and Snapshots)

The ZFS Filesystem

smartd and smartctl

Configure /etc/fstab to Persistently Mount a Filesystem

Creating Btrfs Subvolumes and Snapshots

Automatically Mounting Filesystems (AutoFS)

CD-ROM Filesystems and Extensions

Understanding Data Encryption

Configure AutoFS to Automatically Mount Filesystems

Next Steps

What are Hands-on Labs

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