The Enterprise Linux Administrator

Part 1 - Requirements and Linux Background (35 pages)This section is a complete introduction to Linux. Its history, what the Operating system is, the different common distributions and how Linux differs from other Operating systems available today. 

Chapter 1 : Requirements (10 pages)

Explanation of what skills and knowledge is required before starting in the Linux world.

Recommended reading and studying materials.

Chapter 2 : Origins and Brief History. (10 pages)

Unix past and evolution.

Linux history and how "Free" software shaped the OpenSource world.

Chapter 3: Linux Explained. (15 pages)

Basics of the Operating system.

Common Linux distributions

Many uses of Linux

Differences between other Operating systems and Linux.

Part 2: Getting Started (100 pages)This section is to start getting hands on Linux and learning how to install. 

Chapter 4: Installing Linux for the First Time (65 pages)

Where to get Linux. (5)

Different vendors

Community

Licensing

Using virtualization. (5)

Windows Virtualization

Exercise

Libvirt

Exercise

Installing Ubuntu. (15)

How to create Linux installation media.

Basic Installation

Custom installations.

Exercise

Installing Fedora (15)

How to create Linux installation media.

Basic Installation

Custom installations.

Exercise

Installing OpenSuse (15)

How to create Linux installation media.

Basic Installation

Custom installations.

Exercise

Upgrading Linux (10)

What Linux distributions can be upgraded.

Exercise

Chapter 5: Using Linux for the first time (35)

Accessing Linux (10)

Console

SSH

Web console

Exercise

Command line (10)

Command line basics. 

Command line shortcuts.

Different commands in different distributions.

Exercise

Desktop basics (15)

Installing different desktops.

Enabling and Disabling Desktops 

Exercise

Part 3: Configuring Linux (153)Chapter 6: Access Control (25)

SSH and SSHD configuration (8)

Configuration files and starting services.

Enabling access through Firewall.

Exercise

Users & Groups  (8)

Creating users and groups.

Exercise

Managing sudo.

Exercise

File & directory permissions. (9)

Chmod, chown, chgrp 

Acls

Exercise

Chapter 7: Package Installation (40)

Installing packages (20)

Different package management systems.

Exercise

Manual package installation.

Exercise

Repository configuration.

Exercise

System patching (20)

Errata 

Exercise

System updates

Exercise

Rollback

Exercise

Chapter 8: Network configuration (25)

Network basics in Linux (17)

Configure network configuration with command line.

Configuring Network configuration with graphical tools.

Configure Network