Linux adoption continues to rise world-wide as individual users, government entities and industries ranging from automotive to space exploration embrace open source technologies. This expansion of open source in enterprise is redefining traditional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) job roles to require more Linux skills. Whether you’re starting your career in open source, or looking for advancement, independently verifying your skill set can help you stand out to hiring managers or your management team.
The Linux Essentials Professional Development Certificate (PDC) also serves as an ideal stepping-stone to the more advanced LPIC Professional Certification track for Linux Systems Administrators.
Current Version: 1.6 (Exam code 010-160)
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this certification
Requirements: Passing the Linux Essentials 010 exam
Validity Period: Lifetime
Languages Support: English, German, Japanese.
Objectives:
Section 01: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
Section 02: Finding your way on a Linux System
Section 03: The Power of the Command Line
Section 04: The Linux Operating System
Section 05: Security and File Permissions
Detailed Syllabus:
Section 01: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
Distribution
Embedded Systems
Linux in the Cloud
Major Open Source Application
Desktop Application
Server Application
Development Language
Package Management tools and repositories
Open Source Software and Licensing
Open Source Philosophy
Open Source Licensing
Free Software Foundation (FSF), Open Source Initiative (OSI)
ICT Skills and Working in Linux
Desktop Skills
Getting the command Line
Industry uses of Linux, cloud computing, and virtualization
Section 02: Finding your way on a Linux System
Command Line Basics
Basic Shell
Command line syntax
Variables
Quoting
Using the Command Line to Get Help
Man Pages
Info Pages
Using Directories and Listing Files
Files, Directories
Hidden files and directories
Home directories
Absolute and relative paths
Creating, Moving and Deleting Files
Files and directories
Case sensitivity
Simple globbing
Section 03: The Power of the Command Line
Archiving Files on the Command Line
Files, directories
Archives, compression
Searching and Extracting Data from Files
Command line pipes
I/O redirection
Basic Regular Expressions using., [], *, and ?
Turning Command into a Script
Basic Shell scripting
Awareness of common text editors (vi and nano)
Section 04: The Linux Operating System
Choosing an Operating System
Differences between Windows, OS X and Linux
Distribution life cycle management
Understanding Computer Hardware
Hardware
Where Data is Stored
Programs and configuration
Processes
Memory addresses
System messaging
Logging
Your Computer on the Network
Internet, network, routers
Querying DNS client configuration
Querying network configuration
Section 05: Security and File Permissions
Basic Security and Identifying User Types
Root and standard users
System users
Creating Users and Groups
User and Group commands
User IDs
Managing File Permissions and Ownership
File and directory permissions and ownership
Special Directories and Files
Using temporary files and directories
Symbolic links
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