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      Pearson

      Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Security, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Network Administration, Security Controls, Hardening, Ubuntu, Linux Commands, File Management, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Ubuntu, Hardening, Linux, Application Security, Operating System Administration, Security Controls, Service Management, Patch Management, Information Systems Security

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Authentications, Remote Access Systems, Linux Administration, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Cryptographic Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 4

      Skills you'll gain: File Management, Linux Administration, OS Process Management, Linux, Linux Servers, Data Security, Linux Commands, Information Systems Security, System Monitoring, Data Storage Technologies, Network Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Data Storage, System Configuration, Encryption, Network Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unix Performance, Signals, and System Internals

      Skills you'll gain: Unix, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Operating System Administration, Linux, File Systems, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, Performance Tuning, System Monitoring, System Programming, File Management, OS Process Management, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, OS Process Management, Systems Administration, Remote Access Systems, System Configuration, Network Administration, General Networking, Software Installation, Network Protocols

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Ubuntu, Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Operating System Administration, File Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Installation, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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      EDUCBA

      Introduction to Unix and Linux Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Unix, Linux, File Management, File Systems, Systems Architecture, Computer Architecture

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Input Output, Expression Handling, and System Management

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Unix, Unix Shell, User Accounts, Linux, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, File Systems, Linux Administration, Systems Administration, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unix System Overview and Command

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Unix, Unix Shell, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, IT Automation, User Accounts, File Management, File Systems, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Technical Communication

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      OS Deployment (OSD) & Application Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Windows PowerShell, Operating System Administration, Software Installation, Operating Systems, Package and Software Management, Microsoft Windows, System Configuration, IT Infrastructure, Image Quality, Simulations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operating system courses

    • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 5: Pearson
    • Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 2: Pearson
    • Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 4: Pearson
    • Unix Performance, Signals, and System Internals: EDUCBA
    • CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 3: Pearson
    • CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Unit 1: Pearson
    • The Linux Essentials: Packt
    • Introduction to Unix and Linux Fundamentals: EDUCBA
    • Input Output, Expression Handling, and System Management: EDUCBA

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