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Linux courses can help you learn system administration, shell scripting, file management, and network configuration. You can build skills in user permissions, process management, and troubleshooting system issues. Many courses introduce tools like the command line interface, Git for version control, and various Linux distributions, providing practical experience in managing servers and automating tasks.

Popular Linux Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    Linux Daemon with Go: Build a Webpage Database Crawler

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Unstructured Data, Go (Programming Language), Web Servers, MySQL, Web Scraping, Kubernetes, Software Development, System Programming, Linux, Database Software, Programming Principles, SQL, Relational Databases

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Security Testing, Cybersecurity, Linux, Technical Documentation

    ★ 4.8 (72) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Data Security

    Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Data Security, Cryptography, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Network Monitoring, Information Assurance, Network Analysis, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Controls, Event Monitoring, Data Capture, Continuous Monitoring, Data Integrity

    ★ 4.8 (66) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Linux, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Vulnerability Scanning, Command-Line Interface, Exploitation techniques, Security Testing, Linux Administration, Scripting, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardening, Brute-force attacks, General Networking, Scripting Languages, Shell Script, Cybersecurity, Network Security

    ★ 4.3 (49) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • D

    Duke University

    MLOps Tools: MLflow and Hugging Face

    Skills you'll gain: Fine-tuning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Hugging Face, Containerization, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Microsoft Azure, Continuous Deployment, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning Software, GitHub

    ★ 3.8 (69) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Ethical Hacking Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Penetration Testing, Linux Administration, General Networking, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, System Configuration, Software Installation, Virtual Machines

    ★ 4.3 (38) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Docker

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Google Cloud Platform, DevOps, Web Development

    ★ 4.3 (102) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Systems Administration, Bash (Scripting Language), TCP/IP, Service Management, Network Troubleshooting, Site Reliability Engineering, Continuous Monitoring, IT Automation, Hardware Architecture, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • P

    Pearson

    CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, OS Process Management, Systems Administration, Remote Access Systems, System Configuration, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, General Networking, Software Installation, Performance Tuning, Network Protocols, Authentications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of London

    Introduction to Computer Security

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Computer Systems, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Cyber Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Hardware Architecture, Information Systems Security, Application Security, Threat Detection, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Operating Systems, VPN Clients, Systems Architecture, Authentications

    ★ 4.8 (45) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Codio

    DevOps: Introduction to Developer Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration, Ansible, Application Performance Management, Prometheus (Software), Continuous Deployment, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, System Monitoring, Package and Software Management, GitHub, Amazon CloudWatch, Docker (Software), Version Control, Containerization, YAML, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Automation

    ★ 3.5 (68) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    AI Workflow: AI in Production

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Application Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Docker (Software), Containerization, Kubernetes, AI Workflows, IBM Cloud, AI Integrations, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Business Metrics, Natural Language Processing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Continuous Monitoring, Data Science, Python Programming

    ★ 4.5 (60) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

  • Linux Daemon with Go: Build a Webpage Database Crawler: Coursera
  • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera
  • Data Security: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced: Packt
  • MLOps Tools: MLflow and Hugging Face: Duke University
  • Ethical Hacking Foundations: Packt
  • Introduction to Docker: Google Cloud
  • The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers: Packt
  • CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 3: Pearson
  • Introduction to Computer Security: University of London

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