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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


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, File Systems, Shell Script, Electrical Engineering

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    147 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Administration, IT Infrastructure, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Cloud Management, Operating System Administration, Active Directory, Server Administration, Disaster Recovery, Linux Administration, Technical Consulting, Windows Servers, Cloud Computing, Network Administration, Data Storage

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Linux Commands & Shell Scripting

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Shell Script, Unix Commands, Systems Administration, File I/O, Data Management, Software Development, Process Management, Computer Security

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Package and Software Management, File Systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, OS Process Management, Linux Administration, Remote Access Systems, System Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, User Accounts, Systems Administration, Technical Support and Services, File Management, Software Installation, Virtualization

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    29K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Red Hat

    Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Private Cloud, Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Operating System Administration, File Systems, Linux Commands, User Accounts, IBM Cloud, Unix Shell, File Management, OS Process Management, Cloud Management, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Systems Administration, Virtualization, Cloud Computing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    236 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond

    Skills you'll gain: Apache, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Linux Administration, Linux Servers, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Linux Commands, Linux, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Networking, General Networking, Virtual Machines, Web Servers, Remote Access Systems, Network Infrastructure, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Technical Support Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Hardware, Technical Support, Software Installation, Technical Documentation, Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Support, Computer Networking, System Software, Technical Communication, Computer Literacy, Linux, Microsoft Windows

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    164K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Web Scraping, Apache Hadoop, Database Design, Linux Commands, SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, IBM DB2, Database Management, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Getting Started with Linux Terminal

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, File Management, System Configuration, Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, DevOps

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    160 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado System

    Linux Server Management and Security

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, Operating System Administration, User Accounts, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Hardening, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Computer Security, Network Administration, Authentications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    920 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Essential Linux Training Course

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, File Systems, File Management, Linux Administration, Unix, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, System Monitoring, Open Source Technology, User Accounts, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Linux Under the Hood

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Containerization, Linux, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, File Systems, System Programming, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, General Networking, Network Administration, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, C (Programming Language), Systems Architecture, System Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot: University of Colorado Boulder
  • System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services: Google
  • Linux Commands & Shell Scripting: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User: Google
  • Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems: Red Hat
  • Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Pearson
  • Technical Support Fundamentals: Google
  • IBM Data Engineering: IBM
  • Getting Started with Linux Terminal: Coursera
  • Linux Server Management and Security: University of Colorado System

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