Apprentice Level
27 Hands-on labs

LPI Linux Essentials Certification

By Michael Christian

Your one-stop shop to prepare for the LPI Linux Essentials Exam.

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16 hours
  • 84 Lessons
  • 27 Hands-On Labs
  • 1 Practice Exam

About the course

This course will introduce and teach the basic concepts and components of the Linux operating system. The LPI Linux Essentials certification is a great first certification for those looking to make a career in Linux systems administration, or for those that want to expand their IT knowledge. By the end of this course, you will have learned and been exposed to each of the exam objectives for the LPI LInux Essentials Exam.

Lab Highlights

Viewing Service Logs in Linux Creating Users and Groups from the Command Line Locating Network Configuration Information from the Command Line Querying DNS Client Configuration from the Command Line Finding User Account Information from the Command Line Managing File Ownership and Permissions Using Temporary Files and Directories in Linux Working with User and Group IDs Using Symbolic Links Getting Hardware Information from the Command Line View Running Processes from the Command Line Turning Commands Into a Bash Script Archiving Files on the Command Line Command Line Variables Installing an RPM Package Installing a DEB Package Compiling from Source Command Line Basics Determining Which Distribution Is Running on a Host Command Line Quoting Using the Command Line to Get Help Using Directories and Listing Files Creating, Moving, and Deleting Files Using Absolute and Relative Paths Command Piping and Redirection Searching and Finding Data in Files Using the Command Line
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  • Chapter 1 4 Lessons Getting Started 6:08

    An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

    1:19

    About the Author

    0:18

    Course Introduction

    1:04

    About the Exam

    3:27
  • Chapter 2 4 Lessons 1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems 37:41

    Linux Distributions

    9:57

    Linux-Embedded Systems

    5:11

    Linux in the Cloud

    7:33

    Using the Command Line

    15:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 3 7 Lessons 1.2 Major Open-Source Applications 2:18:15

    Desktop Applications

    4:40

    Server Applications

    10:09

    Development Languages

    8:47

    Package Management Tools and Repositories

    9:39

    Installing an RPM Package

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Installing a DEB Package

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Compiling from Source

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 4 3 Lessons 1.3 Open-Source Software and Licensing 14:22

    The Open Source Philosophy

    3:07

    Open-Source Licensing

    5:42

    The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Open Source Initiative (OSI)

    5:33
  • Chapter 5 4 Lessons 1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux 57:10

    Desktop Skills

    12:38

    Getting to the Command Line

    7:37

    Industry Uses of Linux, Cloud Computing, and Virtualization

    6:55

    Determining Which Distribution Is Running on a Host

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 6 7 Lessons 2.1 Command Line Basics 1:40:24

    Basic Shell

    8:20

    Command Line Syntax

    6:00

    Variables

    5:55

    Quoting

    5:09

    Command Line Basics

    15:00 Hands-On Lab

    Command Line Variables

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Command Line Quoting

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 7 3 Lessons 2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help 44:42

    Man Pages

    9:38

    Info Pages

    5:04

    Using the Command Line to Get Help

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 8 6 Lessons 2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files 1:14:41

    Files and Directories

    11:51

    Hidden Files and Directories

    5:23

    Home Directories

    6:29

    Absolute and Relative Paths

    5:58

    Using Directories and Listing Files

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Using Absolute and Relative Paths

    15:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 9 4 Lessons 2.4 Creating, Moving, and Deleting Files 1:16:15

    Files and Directories

    14:02

    Case Sensitivity

    7:24

    Simple Globbing

    9:49

    Creating, Moving, and Deleting Files

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 10 3 Lessons 3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line 1:07:34

    Files and Directories

    11:26

    Archives and Compression

    11:08

    Archiving Files on the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 11 5 Lessons 3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files 2:02:50

    Command Line Pipes

    13:13

    I/O Redirection

    8:05

    Basic Regular Expressions

    11:32

    Command Piping and Redirection

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Searching and Finding Data in Files

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 12 3 Lessons 3.3 Turning Commands into a Script 55:08

    Basic Shell Scripting

    14:05

    Awareness of Common Text Editors (vi and nano)

    11:03

    Turning Commands Into a Bash Script

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 13 2 Lessons 4.1 Choosing an Operating System 16:45

    Differences between Windows, OS X, and Linux

    8:06

    Distribution Lifecycle Management

    8:39
  • Chapter 14 2 Lessons 4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware 56:09

    Hardware

    11:09

    Getting Hardware Information from the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 15 6 Lessons 4.3 Where Data Is Stored 1:59:36

    Programs and Configuration

    9:41

    Processes

    8:03

    System Messaging

    3:26

    Logging

    8:26

    View Running Processes from the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Viewing System Logs

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 16 5 Lessons 4.4 Your Computer on the Network 2:04:42

    Internet, Network, and Routers

    9:47

    Querying DNS Client Configuration

    12:40

    Querying Network Configurations

    12:15

    Locating Network Configuration from the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Querying DNS Client Configuration from the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 17 3 Lessons 5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types 51:51

    Root and Standard Users

    12:52

    System Users

    8:59

    User Accounts

    30:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 18 4 Lessons 5.2 Creating Users and Groups 1:53:09

    User and Group Commands

    16:30

    User IDs

    6:39

    Creating Users and Groups from the Command Line

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Working with User and Group IDs

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 19 2 Lessons 5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership 1:57:55

    File and Directory Permissions and Ownership

    12:55

    File Ownership and Permissions

    1:45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 20 4 Lessons 5.4 Special Directories and Files 1:42:10

    Using Temporary Files and Directories

    7:54

    Symbolic Links

    4:16

    Using Temporary Files and Directories

    45:00 Hands-On Lab

    Using Symbolic Links

    45:00 Hands-On Lab
  • Chapter 21 1 Lesson Linux Essentials Practice Exam 010 1:00:00

    LPI Linux Essentials 010-160 Practice Exam

    1:00:00 Quiz
  • Chapter 22 3 Lessons Final Steps 6:33

    How to Prepare for the Exam

    2:41

    What's Next After Certification

    2:52

    Keep Up to Date with Linux This Month

    1:00

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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