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      Red Hat

      Fundamentals of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Package and Software Management, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, User Accounts, System Monitoring, File Management, Open Source Technology, OS Process Management, Systems Administration, Remote Access Systems, General Networking, Firewall, Web Services

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      70 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Linux Foundation

      Linux for Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, File Management, Unix, Package and Software Management, Systems Administration, User Accounts, Network Administration, Operating Systems, Performance Tuning, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Identity and Access Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Linux Server Management and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Linux, System Configuration, User Accounts, Unix, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Enterprise Application Management, User Provisioning, Security Controls, Linux Commands, Systems Administration, Hardening, Enterprise Security, Network Administration, Security Requirements Analysis, Software Installation, Computing Platforms, Network Support, Package and Software Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      913 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      D

      Dartmouth College

      C Programming with Linux

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Computer Programming Tools, Linux, File Systems, Linux Commands, Build Tools, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Unix, File Management, Computational Logic, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Software Development Tools, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Debugging, Computer Science, Software Engineering

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      406 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      IBM

      Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Hardening, Linux Administration, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Bash (Scripting Language), Security Testing, System Configuration, Software Installation, Virtual Machines

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google

      Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Microsoft Windows, File Systems, Linux, Operating Systems, User Accounts, Systems Administration, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, Windows PowerShell, File Management, Software Installation, Linux Commands, System Monitoring, Remote Access Systems, Authorization (Computing), Virtualization

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
      G

      Google

      Google Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Threat Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Awareness, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Debugging, Relational Databases, Linux, Interviewing Skills, Python Programming, SQL

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      55K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations II

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, User Accounts, Linux Commands, System Monitoring, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Service Management, File Management, Software Installation, Graphical Tools

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      59 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      K

      KodeKloud

      Linux for beginners with Hands-on Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Systems Administration, Network Troubleshooting, Security Controls, Network Administration, Data Storage, Firewall, Remote Access Systems, Service Management, Operating Systems, General Networking, User Accounts

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
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      Infosec

      Linux+ XK0-005

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Scripting, Linux, Linux Commands, Network Troubleshooting, Linux Administration, Containerization, Git (Version Control System), System Software, Technical Support and Services, File Management, Network Administration, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, Security Controls, Test Planning, Firewall

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), OpenShift, Kubernetes, Agile Methodology, Linux Commands, GitHub, Software Architecture, DevOps, Agile Project Management, Flask (Web Framework), Cloud Computing Architecture, Software Engineering, System Monitoring, Web Scraping, Application Development

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      61K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      IBM

      Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Private Cloud, Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, IBM Cloud, Linux Servers, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Systems Administration, User Accounts, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization, System Monitoring, File Management, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Open Source Technology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      236 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

    • Fundamentals of Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Red Hat
    • Linux for Developers: The Linux Foundation
    • Linux Server Management and Security: University of Colorado System
    • C Programming with Linux: Dartmouth College
    • Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: IBM
    • Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User: Google
    • Google Cybersecurity: Google
    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations II: Illinois Tech
    • Linux for beginners with Hands-on Labs: KodeKloud
    • Linux+ XK0-005: Infosec

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