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      IBM

      Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Cloud Computing, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Cloud Security, Operating Systems, Windows PowerShell, Windows Servers, File Systems, System Software, Mac OS, Command-Line Interface, Active Directory, Computer Systems, Virtual Machines, Firewall, Virtualization, Containerization, User Accounts

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      KodeKloud

      DevOps Prerequisite Course

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Devops Tools, Operating System Administration, General Networking, Linux, Linux Commands, Ubuntu, Web Applications, Network Administration, Application Development, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, DevOps, Package and Software Management, Application Servers, Development Environment, Command-Line Interface, Java, Software Installation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      89 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Master Nagios XI: Monitor, Configure & Optimize IT Systems

      Skills you'll gain: System Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, System Configuration, Continuous Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, UI Components, Linux Servers, Incident Management, System Implementation, User Accounts, Email Automation, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Meta Back-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Version Control, Restful API, Data Structures, Unix Commands, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Git (Version Control System), Back-End Web Development, GitHub, Web Design and Development, Relational Databases, Front-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, SQL, Database Design, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      675 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      Introduction to Hardware and Operating Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Peripheral Devices, Computer Hardware, System Configuration, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Computer Systems, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems, USB, Hardware Troubleshooting, Computing Platforms, Linux, Software Installation, Technical Support, Mac OS, Computer Architecture, File Systems, Network Infrastructure, Data Storage, User Accounts, Disaster Recovery

      4.7
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      2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      The Raspberry Pi Platform and Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Operating System Administration, Operating Systems, Integrated Development Environments, File Systems, Internet Of Things, Development Environment, Embedded Systems, Python Programming, OS Process Management, Computer Hardware, UI Components, Computer Programming

      4.7
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      2.8K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Real-Time Embedded Systems Concepts and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Hardware Architecture, Electronic Systems, System Programming, Operating Systems, Linux, System Design and Implementation, C (Programming Language), Debugging

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      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      93 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Applied DevOps Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, CI/CD, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Istio, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kubernetes, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Jenkins, Agile Software Development, DevOps, Code Coverage, OpenShift, Cloud Applications, Behavior-Driven Development, Secure Coding, Grafana, System Monitoring, Agile Methodology

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, IT Automation, Automation, Devops Tools, Linux Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Servers, Windows Servers, Command-Line Interface, YAML, Configuration Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Git Fundamentals – Getting Started with Git and GitHub

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Linux Commands, File Management, Software Development Tools, Data Integrity

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Operating Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, OS Process Management, System Programming, File Systems, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, System Design and Implementation, Performance Tuning, Package and Software Management, File Management, Algorithms, Cloud Platforms, Security Controls, User Accounts, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

    • Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security: IBM
    • DevOps Prerequisite Course: KodeKloud
    • Master Nagios XI: Monitor, Configure & Optimize IT Systems: EDUCBA
    • Meta Back-End Developer: Meta
    • Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Hardware and Operating Systems: IBM
    • The Raspberry Pi Platform and Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi: University of California, Irvine
    • Real-Time Embedded Systems Concepts and Practices: University of Colorado Boulder
    • IBM Applied DevOps Engineering: IBM
    • Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 1: Pearson

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