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    Packt

    Foundations of Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Ubuntu, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix Commands, File Systems, Software Installation, Operating System Administration, Development Environment, File Management, Virtual Environment, Open Source Technology

    4.5
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, Amazon Web Services, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, File Management, Command-Line Interface, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, Shell Script, General Networking, Service Management, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Getting Started with Bottlerocket

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Containerization, Command-Line Interface, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Linux, Servers, Open Source Technology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Docker training for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, DevOps, Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, CI/CD, Application Deployment, YAML, Microservices, Windows PowerShell, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    ArgoCD Essentials: Automating Kubernetes Deployments

    Skills you'll gain: Prometheus (Software), Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Containerization, YAML, Configuration Management, Automation, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102)

    Skills you'll gain: System Configuration, Security Awareness, Mobile Security, Software Installation, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Windows, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Desktop Support, Network Security, Application Security, Mac OS, Unix, Malware Protection, Network Administration, Linux Commands, Hardware Troubleshooting, Change Control, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Apache Kafka Series - Learn Apache Kafka for Beginners v3

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Command-Line Interface, Apache, Data Pipelines, Java, Enterprise Application Management, Real Time Data, Performance Tuning, Configuration Management

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Illinois Tech

    Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's

    Skills you'll gain: Open Source Technology, Package and Software Management, Linux, Ubuntu, Operating System Administration, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Operating Systems, Unix, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Linux Servers, Unix Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Web Servers, System Configuration, General Networking, Firewall

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Amazon EMR Getting Started

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Big Data, Amazon Web Services, Business Intelligence, Amazon S3, Command-Line Interface, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Processing, Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AWS IAM: The Cloud Engineer's Security Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, User Accounts, Key Management, Encryption, Command-Line Interface

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

    Skills you'll gain: Tool Calling, Real Time Data, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), API Gateway, Servers, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Middleware, LLM Application, Server Side, Generative AI, Network Protocols, Software Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular command line courses

  • Foundations of Linux: Packt
  • Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers: Packt
  • Getting Started with Bottlerocket: Amazon Web Services
  • Docker training for Beginners: Simplilearn
  • ArgoCD Essentials: Automating Kubernetes Deployments: Coursera Instructor Network
  • CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102): Packt
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Apache Kafka Series - Learn Apache Kafka for Beginners v3: Packt
  • Introduction to Open Source Operating Systems - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech
  • Amazon EMR Getting Started: Amazon Web Services

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