Linux Power User Objective:

Candidates will be able to use Linux Desktop version as their primary OS and migrating from different other OS to Linux.

Linux Power User Content:

• • Linux Installation
• • Adding Extra Arabic fonts and switching interface to Arabic
• • Installing several exe application to run under Linux
• • Migrating from windows to Linux ( Equivalent windows applications under Linux )
• • Basic Linux networking
• • Adding extra downloads servers to install more programs
• • Setup of different types of Linux applications and programs
• • Basic usage and basic commands of Linux command line

Linux Fundamentals Objective:

Candidates will be able to fill in the gab of their knowledge about Linux and require to have a solid foundation about Linux.

Linux Fundamentals Content:

• • Understand the Linux file system
• • Use and customize the Linux GUIs
• • Use and customize the Linux GUIs
• • Issue essential Linux commands from the command line
• • Perform common tasks using the GUI
• • Open, edit, and save text documents using the vi editor
• • File access permissions
• • Launch applications from command line and GUI
• • Printing commands and utilities
• • Customize X Window System
• • Regular expression pattern matching and I/O redirection
• • Copy files to and from a floppy diskette
• • Install, upgrade, delete, and query packages on your system
• • Network utilities for the user
• • Power user utilities

Linux System Admin Objective:

Candidates will have the knowledge to use Linux both as an end user and as an entry-level system administrator. They will learn the basic command line utilities to navigate the file system and manipulate files, including use of the vi editor and file permissions. The course includes an overview of the available Linux GUI front ends, and specifically looks at the configuration and use of Gnome. System administration topics such as job control, installation and configuration are covered before the basic admin tasks of installing packages, managing users, and booting the system.

Linux System Admin Content:

• • Install Linux interactively
• • Control common system hardware
• • Create and maintain the Linux filesystem
• • Configure an NFS client and autofs
• • Understand system and service initialization
• • Perform user and group administration
• • Integrate a workstation with an existing network running common network services
• • Configure a workstation as a client to NIS, DNS, and DHCP services
• • Administer the Linux printing subsystem
• • Automate tasks with at, cron, and anacron
• • Maintain and interpret system logs
• • Back up filesystems to tar archive
• • Install, update, query and remove software packages with RPM
• • Configure, compile and install the Linux kernel
• • Configure the X Window System and the desktop environment
• • Perform basic performance, memory, and process management
• • Configure basic host security
• • Perform basic troubleshooting

Linux Networking Admin Objective:

This course helps the experienced Linux administrator develop advanced skills in configuring and managing Linux network server. Candidates will learn how to configure network services in order to build a secure and reliable Linux server.

Linux Networking Admin Content:

• • DNS
• • DHCP
• • Apache
• • File Sharing (FTP, nfs, Samba)
• • Postfix
• • Other common services: proxy
• • Miscellaneous topics

Security Content:

• • Introduction to security
• • Developing a security policy
• • Preparation
• • Local security
• • Files and filesystem security
• • Password security
• • Kernel security
• • Basic elements of a firewall
• • Linux-based security tools
• • Responding to a break-in attempt
• • Security sources and methods
• • Overview of OSS security tools
• • Secure Shell