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Linux courses can help you learn system administration, shell scripting, file management, and network configuration. You can build skills in user permissions, process management, and troubleshooting system issues. Many courses introduce tools like the command line interface, Git for version control, and various Linux distributions, providing practical experience in managing servers and automating tasks.

Popular Linux Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Secure Network Connections

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Linux Servers, Ubuntu, Network Troubleshooting, Authentications, Linux Administration, Remote Access Systems, Cryptographic Protocols, Virtual Networking, Encryption, Network Security, Linux, Network Monitoring, Network Performance Management, Linux Commands, Interoperability, Key Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    IBM

    Systems and Solutions Architect Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Enterprise Architecture, CI/CD, Cloud Applications, Unified Modeling Language, Microservices, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Docker (Software), Data Modeling, Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Architectural Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Stakeholder Engagement, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Database Management, Data Governance, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Create C# App Inheritance, Composition, and Aggregation

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Application Development, Data Structures, Linux

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Team Management, Record Keeping, Medical Science and Research, Collaborative Software, Technical Management, Informatics, Healthcare Project Management, Health Informatics, Devops Tools, Clinical Research, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Clinical Trials, GitHub, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Docker (Software)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking with Metasploit, SQL & Crypto

    Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Metasploit, Exploitation techniques, Penetration Testing, Database Management, Cryptography, Security Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Data Import/Export, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, SQL, Command-Line Interface

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Transformation, Real Time Data, Fraud detection, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Power BI, PySpark, Performance Tuning, Grafana, Disaster Recovery, Data Architecture, Prometheus (Software), Data Integrity, Scalability, Data Processing, Data Governance, Event-Driven Programming, System Monitoring, Docker (Software)

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Kubernetes Essentials - Deploying and Managing Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, YAML, Containerization, Devops Tools, Application Deployment, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Deployment, Software Installation, Development Environment, Infrastructure Architecture, Automation, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Alibaba Cloud Academy

    DevOps on Alibaba Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Devops Tools, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus (Software), Application Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Application Performance Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, System Monitoring, Event Monitoring

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    GitHub Actions Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, GitHub, Continuous Deployment, Git (Version Control System), Secure Coding, Development Environment, Code Reusability, Docker (Software), Automation, YAML, Application Security, Containerization, Event-Driven Programming

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    I

    Illinois Tech

    Cloud Computing Technologies - Bachelor's

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing, Terraform, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Storage, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Development, Amazon S3, Cloud Services, Cloud Applications, Cloud Deployment, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Database Management, Data Storage, Scalability, Cloud Management

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Deep Learning Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Fine-tuning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Model Evaluation, Model Training, Vision Transformer (ViT), Model Optimization, Transfer Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Natural Language Processing, Debugging, Containerization, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, Data Pipelines

    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Git Essentials for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Software Versioning, Software Development Tools, Software Installation, Software Configuration Management, Development Environment, Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Secure Network Connections: Coursera
  • Systems and Solutions Architect Capstone Project: IBM
  • Create C# App Inheritance, Composition, and Aggregation: Coursera
  • Leadership for Cancer Informatics Research: Johns Hopkins University
  • Ethical Hacking with Metasploit, SQL & Crypto: EDUCBA
  • Real-Time, Real Fast: Kafka & Spark for Data Engineers: Coursera
  • Kubernetes Essentials - Deploying and Managing Applications: Packt
  • DevOps on Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Academy
  • GitHub Actions Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Cloud Computing Technologies - Bachelor's: Illinois Tech

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