Linux+ Certification Bootcamp
Hands-on Linux+ bootcamp: exam-mapped labs, scripting & automation, security, and troubleshooting to pass CompTIA Linux+.
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Hands-on Linux+ bootcamp: exam-mapped labs, scripting & automation, security, and troubleshooting to pass CompTIA Linux+.
An intensive, hands-on bootcamp that prepares learners for the CompTIA Linux+ certification by combining instructor-led lectures, guided labs, performance-based practice, and exam strategy. Coverage maps to the latest Linux+ objectives (system management, services & user management, security, automation/orchestration & scripting, and troubleshooting) so students gain practical skills to install, configure, secure, automate, and troubleshoot modern Linux environments.
- Introduction
- Lesson 1.1 Use Linux Basics
- Lesson 1.1.1 Linux Distributions
- Lesson 1.1.2 Linux Interfaces
- Lesson 1.1.3 Command Shells
- Lesson 1.1.4 Bash Characteristics and Syntax
- Introduction to Shell Prompt
- Lesson 1.1.5 Basic Bash Commands
- Lesson 1.1.6 Bash Command Strategies
- Lesson 1.1.7 Interface Login Elements
- Lesson 1.1.8 Documentation and Manual Pages
- Lesson 1.1.9 Man Pages
- Lesson 1.1.10 Command Help
- Lesson 1.1.11 The CompTIA Troubleshooting Methodology
- Lesson 1.1.12 Troubleshooting Methodology
- Mini-Project: Your First Day on a Linux Server
- Lesson 1.1.13 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 5.2.3 Using tar to Extract Files
- Lesson 12.1.5 Loading the Kernel
- Lesson 13.3.6 Control Statements in Bash Scripts
- Introduction
- Module 2.1 Manage User Accounts
- Lesson 2.1.1 User Account Concepts
- Lesson 2.1.2 User Configuration Files
- Introduction: The Locked Room Analogy
- Lesson 2.1.3 User Account Creation
- Introduction to Creating Users in Linux
- Lesson 2.1.4 User Account Modification
- Modifying the User's Home Directory
- Lesson 2.1.5 User Management Command Scripts
- Lesson 2.1.6 Account Configuration Commands
- Lesson 2.1.7 User Login Commands
- Lesson 2.1.8 Managing User Passwords
- Lesson 2.1.9 Troubleshooting User Login Issues
- Mini-Project: The User Account Lifecycle
- Lesson 2.1.10 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 2.2 Manage Group Accounts
- Lesson 2.2.1 Group Configuration Files
- Lesson 2.2.2 Group Management Commands
- Lesson 2.2.3 Managing Groups
- Lesson 2.2.4 Troubleshooting User and Group Account Issues
- Lesson 2.2.5 Scripting Group Account Commands
- Mini-Project: Managing Project Access with Groups
- Lesson 2.2.6 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 2.3 Modify User Configurations
- Lesson 2.3.1 User and System Accounts
- Lesson 2.3.2 User Shell Customization
- Lesson 2.3.3 User Profile Templates
- Lesson 2.3.4 Shell and Environment Variables
- Lesson 2.3.5 Declaring Variables
- Lesson 2.3.6 Command Aliases
- Lesson 2.3.7 Command History
- Lesson 2.3.8 User Password Settings
- Mini-Project: Customizing a Developer's Shell Environment
- Lesson 2.3.9 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 2.4 Escalate Privileges
- Lesson 2.4.1 Privilege Escalation Concepts
- Lesson 2.4.2 Privilege Escalation Using su
- Lesson 2.4.3 Privilege Escalation Using sudo
- Lesson 2.4.4 Additional sudo Options
- Lesson 2.4.5 Privilege Elevation with sudo and visudo
- Lesson 2.4.6 PolicyKit Rules
- Lesson 2.4.7 Troubleshooting Privilege Escalation Scenarios
- Mini-Project: Delegating Privileges with sudo
- Lesson 2.4.8 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Introduction
- Lesson 3.1 Configure Standard Linux Permissions
- Lesson 3.1.1 Permissions and Access in Linux
- Introduction to File Permissions
- Lesson 3.1.2 View Permissions
- Lesson 3.1.3 Absolute and Symbolic Modes
- Lesson 3.1.4 Default Permissions
- Lesson 3.1.5 Configure Ownership
- Understanding Default File Ownership
- Lesson 3.1.6 Configure Attributes
- Lesson 3.1.7 Troubleshoot Access Issues
- Mini-Project: Securing a Shared Project Directory
- Lesson 3.1.8 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 3.2 Configure Special Linux Permissions
- Lesson 3.2.1 User ID and Group ID Concepts
- Lesson 3.2.2 Setting Special Permissions
- Lesson 3.2.3 The Sticky Bit
- Lesson 3.2.4 Set the Sticky Bit Permissions
- Lesson 3.2.5 Troubleshooting Special Permissions Access
- Mini-Project: Configuring an Advanced Shared Directory
- Lesson 3.2.6 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Lesson 3.3 Configure Access Control Lists
- Lesson 3.3.1 Access Control List Concepts
- Lesson 3.3.2 Configure Access Control Lists on Files
- Lesson 3.3.3 Using ACLs
- Lesson 3.3.4 Troubleshooting ACL Issues
- Lesson 3.3.5 Using Default ACLs
- Mini-Project: Granting Granular Access with ACLs
- Lesson 3.3.6 Lesson Review
0:20:0- Introduction
- Lesson 4.1 Navigate the Linux File System
- Lesson 4.1.1 Linux File Organization
- Introduction to Linux Filesystem Navigation
- Lesson 4.1.2 Key Directories
- Lesson 4.1.3 File Metadata
- Lesson 4.1.4 Absolute and Relative Paths
- Lesson 4.1.5 File Links
- Lesson 4.1.6 Search Commands
- Lesson 4.1.7 Finding Files
- Lesson 4.1.8 File Manipulation Commands
- Mini-Project: Organizing a Project with File Commands
- Lesson 4.1.9 Lesson Review
0:20:0Basic computer literacy (file systems, command line basics preferred).
Recommended: ~12 months hands-on experience with Linux servers or equivalent lab practice.
Access to a laptop that can run virtualization software (VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, or cloud labs).
Willingness to complete homework labs and practice performance questions.
(Optional but recommended) Familiarity with basic networking concepts (or CompTIA Network+ / A+ knowledge).
Install, configure, and maintain Linux systems and services across common distros.
Manage users, groups, file permissions, storage, and system processes.
Secure Linux hosts using best practices (authentication, firewalls, file protections).
Write and debug shell scripts and use automation/orchestration tools to reduce manual work (basic Ansible/Puppet concepts and CI/CD basics).
Operate containers and perform basic container image and runtime tasks (Docker/container runtime basics).
Troubleshoot real-world Linux problems and perform performance-based tasks similar to what appears on the Linux+ exam.
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Sep 24, 2025Students
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