Linux Training Classes

Linux-110: Introduction to Linux

The great power of Linux and Unix comes from the ability to use the output of one command as input to another.
This session introduces the basics of Linux and the command line tools.

Topics
- What is Linux?
- What is a command line
- What are commonly used commandline tools

grep	wc	cut
cd	quoting rules	less
pipe	date	echo
sort	for	chmod

Linux-130: Text Manipulation

Linux has a rich set of tools for manipulating text.

This lecture introduces cut, awk, sed and regular expressions.

Topics
- Using cut
- Advanced grep
- Using sed to edit data
- Using awk to process text
- Introduce regular expressions
- Regular expressions with grep
- Regular expressions with sed

cut	head	tail
grep	awk	sed
regular expressions

Linux-140: The linux file system

Everyone understands the basics of the file hierarchy without knowing about access flags, create/modify data, disk usage, etc.

This lecture explains how to find files by name, type, date accessed, how to visualize a file hierarchy, and more.

Topics
- Linux file system definition
- Types of linux file systems
- Common directory names (etc, bin, usr)
- Navigating the file system
- Directory listings with ls
- Finding files by name or attribute
- Creating links
- Changing a files ownership and user access.
- Creating immutable file systems (iso)
- Mounting a file system

cd	pushd	popd
find	file	link
chmod	chown	chattr
mount	mkisofs	ln

Linux-155: Advanced awk

The awk command is a complete programming language

This lecture expands awk from simple command-line scripts to multi-line programs.

Topics
- Advanced regular expressions
- Arrays
- Functions
- Advanced patterns
- Advanced BEGIN and END blocks
- Loops
- Conditionals

match patterns	awk	function
regular expressions	for	if

Linux-220: Using git

Git is a distributed change control system designed for software, but applicable to any text where changes need to be tracked, be it requirements documents, novels or form letters.

This lecture describes how to acquire, install and use git. How to create a private repository, distribute patches, and post changes to the core.

Git {Installation on Debian/Ubuntu, Redhat/Fedora and SuSE} {Cloning a repository} {Generating a patch} {Posting changes} {Finding specific versions}

Installation	git init
git add	git update-server-info
git commit	git clone
git checkout	git merge
git fetch	git status
git log	git blame
git bisect

Linux-240: Backup and Archiving

Linux supports many backup and archival tools.

This lecture discusses daily and incremental backup techniques as well as long-term archival storage.

Using tar
Using cpio
Using dump
Using rsync
Using fsarchiver

Installation	tar
cpio	rsync
dump	restore
fsarchiver

Linux-250: Web Programming with Apache and Tcl

Introduces the basics of what a web server is and how to configure an Apache server.
Introduces Rivet.

Example: A simple page counter.

What is a web server
Directory layout
Configuration options
CGI introduction

httpd daemon	http client/server interaction
httpd.conf file	html, bin, cgi-bin, htdocs, icons and man directories
CGI environment variables	GET and POST methods

Linux-120: Bash Shell Scripts

Anything you type into a command terminal can be put into a script, and vice versa.

Simple looping and decision commands can automate tedious manual tasks.

Topics
- What is a shell?
- How to customize bash
- How to create a bash script
- Loops in bash scripts
- Decisions in bash scripts

seq	for	while
if	case	echo
grep	head	tail
function	alias	environment variables

Linux-135: Advanced Text Manipulation

This lecture introduces awk and regular expressions.

Topics
- head and tail
- Advanced regular expressions
- Regular expressions with sed
- Multiple commands with sed
- Formatted output with awk
- Complex searches with grep

sed	tail	head
regular expressions	grep	awk

Linux-150: Introductory awk

The awk command is a complete programming language

This lecture introduces awk and regular expressions.

Topics
- Using awk to process text
- Introduce regular expressions
- Regular expressions with awk
- Variables
- Formatted output
- BEGIN and END blocks
- Field separators

awk	BEGIN	END
regular expressions	variables

Linux-160: Virtualization Options

Linux has several virtualization options ranging from simple chroot to protect file systems to full virtual machines and cloud servers.

This lesson provides an overview of the options and discusses which to use to solve different classes of needs.

Topics
- Overview of virtualization types.
- Installing and using lxc containers
- Installing and using Docker containers
- Installing and using KVM
- Installing and using VirtualBox
- Installing and using VMWare
- Cloud service options
- Installing and using NextCloud
- Using Let's Encrypt for security.

Linux-230: Using fossil-scm

Fossil-scm is a distributed change control system designed for software, but applicable to any text where changes need to be tracked, be it requirements documents, novels or form letters.

This lecture describes how to acquire, install and use git. How to create a private repository, distribute patches, and post changes to the core.

Git {Installation on Debian/Ubuntu, Redhat/Fedora and SuSE} {Cloning a repository} {Generating a patch} {Posting changes} {Finding specific versions}

Installation	fossil init
fossil add	fossil update
fossil commit	fossil clone
fossil checkout	fossil merge
fossil ui	fossil server
fossil branch	fossil blame
fossil bisect

Linux-260: Networking

Nobody uses a computer without a network these days.

This lecture describes how to configure and examine a network. It includes configuring a NIC, VPN, routes, hosts, aliases, etc.

Setting up a NIC
Testing a network
Discovering routes
Defining routes
Setting up sshd
Setting up OpenVPN
Creating bridges
Basic iptables firewall

fconfig	ip
ping	traceroute
route	ssh
iptables	lsof

Noumena Corporation

Whitmore Lake
Michigan

Noumena Corporation

Whitmore LakeMichigan

Whitmore Lake
Michigan