Introduction to Linux!

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 How to pronounce Linux
“I don’t really care how people pronounce my name, but Linux is always
Lih-nix.”!

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 Linus Torvalds
Born: December 28, 1969 (age
50 years), Helsinki, Finland
Full name: Linus Benedict Torvalds

Create the first version of Linux

kernel in 1991 and decided to
release it with GPL (General
Public License)!

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 Linux was derived from...???!

Unix operating
system was MINIX (mini-Unix)
was released
released
By Andrew
(initiated from
AT&T Bell labs) S.Tanenbaum

1983 1991

1971 1987

GNU Project started The first version of

(GNU=GNU is Not Unix) Linux was released
By Richard Stallman by Linus Torvalds

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 GNU/Linux architecture!

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 Linux distributions (Distros)!

Consumer grade Distros

Enterprise grade Distros

Experimental and Hacker linux Distros

And many more on https://distrowatch.com

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 What is LPI...!

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and

career support organization for open source professionals. With more
than 175,000 certification holders, it's the world’s first and largest
vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified
professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages,
and has hundreds of training partners.

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 LPI Certifications (LPIC)!

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 Other Linux Certifications!

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 Salary for Linux Administrators!

Salary for Certifications (US $/year)

90,000
89,000

80,000
74,000
72,000
70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

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RHCSA LPIC-1 COMPTIA LINUX+

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 LPIC-1 Exams and Objectives!
System Architecture
Linux Installation and Package
Management
101-500
GNU and Unix Commands
Devices, Linux Filesystems,
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

LPIC-1 Shells and Shell Scripting

Interfaces and Desktops

Administrative Tasks
102-500
Essential System Services

Networking Fundamentals

Security

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 Course details
Lesson Topic
Part I Exam 101-500
Lesson 1 Introduction to Linux
Lesson 2 Exploring Linux Command line tools
Lession 3 Managing Software and Processes
Lesson 4 Configuring hardware
Lesson 5 Managing files
Lesson 6 Booting, Initializing and Virtualzing Linux
Part II Exam 102-500
Lesson 7 Configuring the GUI, Localization and Printing
Lesson 8 Administering the System
Lesson 9 Configuring Basic Networking
Lesson 10 Writing Script
Lesson 11 Securing your system
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 Learning Materials

eBook Slides Exercises

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 Lab Environment

Redhat based VM – CentOS 7 Debian based VM – Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Virtualzation Software

VMware Workstation

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 Question...!

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