1.

Linux History and Operation

a. The Evolution of Linux
b. The GNU Movement and the GPL
c. Linux Operations as a Server
d. The Architecture and Structure of Linux

2. Installing and Configuring Linux

a. Introduction to Installation and Media Types
b. Performing a Custom Linux Server Installation
c. Run Levels and the Startup/Shutdown Sequence
d. Logging In and Out of a Linux System

3. Shells, Commands, and Navigation

a. Introduction to Linux Shells, Commands, and Navigation
b. Navigating the Linux Filesystem
c. Using Shell Variables in Bash
d. The Bash Shell
e. Commands for Obtaining System Information
f. Examining File Contents
g. Customizing your Shell Environment
h. Manipulating Commands and Their Input/Output
i. Getting Help

4. Common Text Editors

a. Using the Emacs Editor
b. Using the vi Editor
c. Using the Pico Editor
d. Manipulating Text Files From the Command Line
e. Using Awk
f. Using Sed

5. Linux Printing
a. The Line Printer Daemon (lpd)
b. Printing
c. Administering a Linux Printer Queue

6. Users and Groups

a. Introduction to Users and Groups
b. Essentials of Effective User, Group, and Password Management

7. The Ext2 Filesystem

a. Introduction to the Second Extended (Ext2) Filesystem
b. Partitioning and Formatting
c. Mounting and Configuring Filesystems
d. Administering Ext2 Filesystems
e. Understanding Permissions

8. The Linux Kernel

 a. Introduction to the Linux Kernel
b. Using Kernel Modules
c. Compiling the Linux Kernel
d. Installing the Linux Kernel

9. Shell Scripting
a. Introduction to Shell Scripting
b. Variables
c. Basic Control Structures
d. Loops
e. Command-line Arguments

10. Linux Software Management

a. The Software Life Cycle
b. Querying Installation

11. Linux System Management

a. Choosing a Server
b. The /proc Filesystem
c. The Swap Partition
d. The sudo Command