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      Packt

      The Linux Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Operating System Administration, Unix, Software Installation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, Network Troubleshooting, User Accounts, Networking Hardware, Network Support, Open Source Technology, File Management, Package and Software Management, Scripting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Linux for AIX System Administrators

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, File Systems, Linux, Linux Servers, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Systems Administration, File Management, TCP/IP, Unix Shell, Data Storage, Unix Commands, Software Installation, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, System Support, IBM Cloud

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Package and Software Management, Remote Access Systems, File Management, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, OS Process Management, Systems Administration, System Monitoring, File Systems, General Networking, Network Administration, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Service Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, IT Automation, Data Storage Technologies, Hardening, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Becoming a Linux Server Admin

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, TCP/IP, Security Controls, Service Management, File Management, SQL, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450)

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Email Security, Linux, Nginx, Apache, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Operating System Administration, Server Administration, Active Directory, System Configuration, Proxy Servers, Network Security, Firewall, File Management, Identity and Access Management, Authentications

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      File Permissions and Environment Settings in Unix

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Linux, Linux Administration, Authorization (Computing), System Configuration, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Security Controls, File Management, Identity and Access Management, Systems Administration

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Hands-on Linux - Self-Hosted WordPress for Linux Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Ubuntu, Linux Servers, WordPress, Linux Administration, Remote Access Systems, Linux, Content Management Systems, Linux Commands, Nginx, Servers, Web Servers, Software Installation, Systems Administration, Virtual Machines, Web Development, MySQL, PHP (Scripting Language)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (102-500)

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), General Networking, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Scripting, Network Infrastructure, Security Controls, Servers

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023

      Skills you'll gain: System Monitoring, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Unix Shell, User Accounts, Linux Commands, Network Monitoring, Linux, Systems Administration, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Unix, Ubuntu, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, System Configuration, File Management, File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Linux ZFS Training

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Linux Administration, Linux, Software Installation, Data Storage, Data Management, Systems Architecture, System Configuration, Data Integrity, Disaster Recovery, Hardware Architecture, System Monitoring

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux in the Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Security Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • The Linux Essentials: Packt
    • Linux for AIX System Administrators: IBM
    • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 3: Pearson
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Packt
    • Becoming a Linux Server Admin: Packt
    • LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450): Packt
    • File Permissions and Environment Settings in Unix: EDUCBA
    • Hands-on Linux - Self-Hosted WordPress for Linux Beginners: Packt
    • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (102-500): Packt
    • Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023: Packt

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