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Introduction to Linux, Open Source Development, and GIT (LFD301)

Linux is exploding, and the demand for Linux developers has never been stronger. This course will introduce you to the world of Linux development and give you the background and training you need to start working with Linux. If you’ve been thinking about getting into Linux development, this is the best place to start!

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Who Is It For
This course is for students who are already experienced computer users on another operating system, but have limited or no experience working in a Linux environment. The information in this course will work with any major Linux distribution.
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What You’ll Learn
In this course you will learn about the history of Linux and what differentiates it from other UNIX-like operating systems, what the main ingredients of a Linux system are and how to use them, the essentials of system administration, such as user accounts and groups, essential commands, filesystems, security, and more, networking and threading models, aspects of compiling and using libraries, working with Java under Linux, and more.
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What It Prepares You For
The Linux job market is hot, and Linux developers are being offered better paying, more flexible, and more fulfilling jobs than many of their peers. This course will prepare you to join the ranks of professional Linux developers.
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Course Outline
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Introduction
- Objectives and Audience
- The Linux Foundation
- Copyright and No Confidential Information
- Linux Foundation Training
- Certification Programs and Digital Badging
- Where Does the Software Come From?
- Is it Difficult to Migrate to Linux?
- Migration Considerations
- Migration Aids and Documentation
- Scope and Coverage of System Administration
- Preparing Your System
- Procedures
- Things change in Linux
- Labs
Open Source Software
- What is Open Source Software?
- What is Proprietary (Closed Source) Software?
- Pragmatism vs Idealism
- History of Open Source Software
- Open Source Governance Models
- Labs
Why Use Open Source Software?
- Collaborative Development
- Security and Quality of Source Code
- Users: Flexibility
- Business: Collaborative Development
- Business: Marketing
- Education: El-Hi, Public Systems
- Education: University
- Developers: Greater Visibility
- Labs
Examples of Successful OSS Projects
- Linux Kernel
- git
- Apache
- Python, Perl and Other Computer Languages
- TEX and LATEX
- GNU: gcc, gdb, etc
- X and Desktop Managers
- OpenStack, Kubernetes, and other Projects
- Labs
How to Work in OSS Projects
- Overview on How to Contribute Properly
- Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA
- Study and Understand the Project DNA
- Figure Out What Itch You Want to Scratch
- Identify Maintainers and Their Work Flows and Methods
- Get Early Input and Work in the Open
- Contribute Incremental Bits, Not Large Code Dumps
- Leave Your Ego at the Door: Don’t Be Thin-Skinned
- Be Patient, Develop Long Term Relationships, Be Helpful
- Labs
Continuous Integration
- Why Continuous Integration?
- Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment
- Cost and Benefits
- Tools
- Example: Linux Kernel Continuous Integration Project
- The Continuous Delivery Foundation
OSS Licensing and Legal Issues
- Restrictive vs Permissive Licensing
- FUD
- Software Patents
- Patents and Licenses
- Choosing a License
- Combining Licenses
- Labs
Leadership vs Control and Why Projects Fail
- Leadership vs Control
- Loosen the Chains
- Mentoring
- Building Trust
- Why do many OSS projects fail
- Labs
Respecting and Encouraging Diversity in OSS
- Diversity and Open Source Software
- Sex and Gender Identity
- National Origin, Geography and Language
- Religion and Politics
- Differences of Opinion
- Labs
GitHub and Other Hosting Providers
- GitHub
- Public vs Private
- GUI vs command line
- Labs
Linux and the Operating System
- Kernel vs Operating System and Tools
- History of Linux
- UNIX and Linux
- Linux Distributions
- Linux Standard Base (LSB)
- Labs
Graphical Environments and Interfaces
- Graphical Layers
- X Window System
- Window Managers
- Desktop Managers
- Terminal Window Options
- Labs
System Administration
- Installation
- Software Management and Packaging
- Upgrading and Patching
- User Directories, Environments, etc
- Logging Files
- Labs
Getting Help
- Sources of Documentation
- man Pages
- info
- –help and help
- Graphical Interfaces
- Labs
Text Editors
- Available Text Editors
- vi
- emacs
- Labs
Shells, bash, and the Command Line
- Shells
- Shell Initialization
- Aliases
- Environment Variables
- Customizing the Command Line Prompt
- Special Characters
- Redirection
- Pipes
- Command Substitution and Expressions
- Labs
Filesystem Layout, Partitions, Paths and Links
- Filesystem Layout
- Partitions
- Partitioning Considerations
- Paths
- Hard and Soft (Symbolic) Links
- Labs
System Initialization
- System Boot
- System Initialization
- Labs
Memory
- Memory
- Swap
- Threading Models
- Labs
Networking
- Networking and Network Interfaces
- Labs
Command Details
- Basic Commands and Utilities
- File Transfer Tools
- Monitoring and Performance Utilities
- Graphical Monitoring Tools
- Loading/Unloading Kernel Modules
- Device Management
- Managing System Services
- Labs
Users and Groups
- Basics of Users and Groups
- Adding and Removing Users and Groups
- Files, Users and Permissions
- root (super) user, su and sudo
- Labs
Linux Filesystems
- Filesystems and the VFS
- ext2, ext3, and ext4 Filesystems
- Journaling Filesystems
- btrfs
- Mounting Filesystems
- RAID
- LVM
- Labs
Essential Command Line Tools
- Listing, Creating, Deleting and Renaming Files and Directories
- Finding Files: find and locate
- Finding Strings: grep
- String Substitution: sed
- Labs
Bash Scripting
- Script Basics
- Conditionals
- Loops
- Functions
- Labs
Files and Filesystems
- Types of Files
- Permissions and Access Rights
- Changing Permissions and Ownership
- Labs
Compiling, Linking and Libraries
- gcc
- Other Compilers
- Major gcc Options
- Static Libraries
- Shared Libraries
- Linking To Libraries
- Debugging with gdb
- Labs
Java Installation and Environment**
- Write Once and Use Anywhere?
- Installing Java on Linux
- Handling Multiple JREs and JDKs: the alternatives System
- Environment Variables and Class Paths
- Integrated Development Environments
Building RPM and Debian Packages
- Why Use Package Management
- Packaging System Benefits
- Linux Distributions and Package Management
- RPM Creation
- The RPM spec File
- Details on RPM spec Sections
- RPM Dependencies
- Debian Package Creation Workflow
- Labs
Introduction to GIT
- Revision Control
- Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA
- Available Revision Control Systems
- Graphical Interfaces
- Documentation
- Labs
Git Installation
- Binary Installation
- Installing from Source
- Labs
Git and Revision Control Systems
- Converting Between Different Systems
- RCS and CVS
- Subversion
- git
- git and Distributed Development
- Labs
Using Git: an Example
- Basic Commands
- A Simple Example
- Labs
Git Concepts and Architecture
- Concepts
- Design Features
- Repositories
- Objects and Index
- Content vs Pathnames
- Committing vs. Publishing
- Upstream and Downstream
- Forking
- Labs
Managing Files and the Index
- File Categories
- Basic File Commands
- Labs
Commits
- Making a Commitment
- Identifiers and Tags
- Viewing the Commit History
- Reverting and Resetting Commits
- Tidying Repositories
- Who is to Blame?
- Bisecting
- Labs
Branches
- What is a branch?
- Branch Names vs Tags
- Branch Creation
- Branch Checkout
- Getting Earlier File Versions
- Labs
Diffs
- Differencing Files
- Diffing in Git
- Labs
Merges
- What is Merging?
- Merge Commands
- Rebasing
- Labs
Managing Local and Remote Repositories
- Working with Others
- Cloning
- Publishing Your Project
- Fetching, Pulling and Pulling
- Labs
Using Patches
- Why Use Patches?
- Producing Patches
- Emailing
- Applying Patches
- Labs
Advanced Git Interfaces: Gerrit
- Modes of Distributed Development
- Gerrit
- Review Process
- Labs
Closing and Evaluation Survey
- Evaluation Survey
Prerequisites
This course is for students who are already experienced computer users on another operating system, but have limited or no experience working in a Linux environment.
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Reviews
Sep 2022
I was fortunate to receive the training from Mr. Keith Wright, he is very experienced, and a great instructor, who is able to transfer the information in a clear way.
Mar 2022
Tutor was so knowledgeable, really good!
Oct 2021
I would take another course with the same instructor, due to his knowledge and experience with the topics presented.
Oct 2021
The tutor has very wide knowledge.
Oct 2021
Instructor was very skilled, and willing to elaborate to impart further information, rather than just giving the easiest answers to questions. Very impressed with trainer professionalism and knowledge.
Oct 2021
Even for someone having some experience with Linux, there was a lot of material to refresh, some information as well as a lot of new material.
Oct 2021
Flexibility of the instructor, and his responsiveness to questions and requests.
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4 days of Instructor-led class time
Hands-on Labs & Assignments
Resources & Course Manual
Certificate of Completion
Digital Badge
Course Rating
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Experience Level: Beginner
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