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Linux System Administration Course

What will I learn?

Become proficient in the fundamentals of Linux System Administration through our detailed course, tailored for IT professionals in Lesotho. Learn key troubleshooting methods, improve application settings, and manage disk space effectively. Develop expertise in system monitoring using utilities like vmstat, top, and htop. Improve your abilities in network traffic analysis using netstat and iftop, and become skilled in log management with grep and tail. Strengthen your documentation and reporting skills to clearly communicate insights with your colleagues.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Learn at your own pace, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills as listed below

Improve Configurations: Optimize how applications perform with efficient settings.

Monitor Systems: Use tools like vmstat, top, and htop to gain insights into system performance.

Manage Logs: Search, navigate, and understand log files for effective analysis.

Analyze Networks: Use netstat and iftop for comprehensive network traffic monitoring.

Efficient Disk Management: Analyze and manage disk space using du and df tools.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can adjust the chapters and workload.

  • Choose your starting chapter
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Alter the total course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your career.