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    Pearson

    Building Linux Servers: Unit 3

    Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Linux, TCP/IP, Network Administration, Servers, Network Protocols, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Embedded Systems, Linux, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Operating Systems, File Systems, OS Process Management, C and C++, Build Tools, Electrical Engineering, GitHub, Debugging, Git (Version Control System)

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    136 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Linux Under the Hood

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Containerization, Linux, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, File Systems, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, System Software, Data Storage Technologies, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, C (Programming Language), Systems Architecture, System Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Version Control, File Management, Scrum (Software Development), Application Deployment, Software Engineering, Linux, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    50K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Advanced Commands in Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Linux Administration, OS Process Management, Ubuntu, System Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), File Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Linux on LinuxONE

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Performance Tuning, Virtualization, Data Storage, Cloud Applications, Security Controls, Hardware Architecture, Artificial Intelligence

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Linux Foundation

    Linux Tools for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), File Systems, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, Shell Script, Scripting, Software Development Tools, File Management, Scripting Languages, Program Development, System Programming, Java, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    732 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Package and Software Management, Linux, User Accounts, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, User Provisioning, Amazon Web Services, Unix Commands, Network Troubleshooting, File Management, Command-Line Interface, File Systems, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Administration, General Networking, Service Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Relational Database Administrator with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, SQL, Database Administration, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Data Import/Export, Data Security

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    60K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Linux & Python Automation with Bash Scripting

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux, Scripting, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, Scripting Languages, Operating System Administration, Unix Commands, Systems Administration, Command-Line Interface, IT Automation, Software Installation, Unix, Linux Servers, Cloud Hosting, Object-Relational Mapping, YAML, Automation

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    OpenSUSE Linux OS Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Linux, Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Unix Commands, File Management, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, Systems Administration, File Systems, Open Source Technology, System Configuration, Software Installation, Operating Systems, Virtualization, User Interface (UI)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Linux Foundations and Basic System Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, File Systems, Ubuntu, Remote Access Systems, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, File Management, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, System Configuration, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Authorization (Computing), Virtualization, Virtual Machines, User Accounts

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Building Linux Servers: Unit 3: Pearson
  • Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Linux Under the Hood: Pearson
  • IBM Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals: IBM
  • Advanced Commands in Linux: Coursera Project Network
  • Linux on LinuxONE: IBM
  • Linux Tools for Developers: The Linux Foundation
  • Linux for Cloud and DevOps Engineers: Packt
  • IBM Relational Database Administrator with GenAI: IBM
  • Linux & Python Automation with Bash Scripting: EDUCBA

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