The Complete CompTIA Linux+ Certification (XK0-006) with Practice Exam
Take total control of the servers powering the digital age by mastering the Linux command line. This training covers system administration, security hardening, and shell scripting.
Created by James Dabalus
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Skill level
All levels
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Sections
16
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Lectures
90
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Instructor
James Dabalus
What's inside
This course includes.
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16
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90
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66
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4
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Certificate of completion
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Mobile and desktop access
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AI learning assistance
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Course content
Curriculum & lectures.
+ 01 Introduction to Linux 6 lectures
01.01 History and Evolution Of Linux
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01.02 Understanding The Linux Kernel
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01.03 Linux Distribution And Their Characteristics
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01.04 Open Source Software
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Quiz - Linux Kernel
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+ 02 Linux Installation and Package management 6 lectures
02.01 Linux Installation
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02.02 Partitioning And File System
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02.03 Partitioning And File System
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02.04 Partitioning And File System
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02.05 Package Management
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02.06 Dependecy Resolution
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+ 03 System Architecture 4 lectures
03.01 System Boot Process
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03.02 Grub Configuration
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03.03 Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
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Quiz - Working With System Libraries
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+ 04 Linux commands and shell scripting 13 lectures
04.01.01 Command Line Interface Basics
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04.01.02 Command Line Interface Basics
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04.01.03 Command Line Interface Basics
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04.02.01 Navigating The Filesystem
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04.02.02 Navigating The Filesystem
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04.02.03 Navigating The Filesystem
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04.03.01 File And Directory Operations
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04.03.02 File And Directory Operations
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04.03.03 File And Directory Operations
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04.04.01 Introduction To Shell Scripting And Regular Expressions
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04.04.02 Introduction To Shell Scripting And Regular Expressions
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04.04.03 Introduction To Shell Scripting And Regular Expressions
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Quiz - Shell Scripting And Regular Expressions
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+ 05 User and Group management 8 lectures
05.01 Managing User Accounts
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05.02.01 User Authentication And Password Policies
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05.02.02 User Authentication And Password Policies
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05.02.03 User Authentication And Password Policies
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05.03.01 Group Administration
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05.03.02 Group Administration
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05.04 PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
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Flashcards - PAM
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+ 06 File Permissions and Ownership 5 lectures
06.01 Understanding File Permissions
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06.02.01 File Permissions Changing File Permission
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06.02.02 File Permissions Changing File Permission
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06.03 Special File Permissions
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06.04 Access Control Lists
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+ 07 Networking in Linux 8 lectures
07.01.01 Networking TCP LP
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07.01.02 Networking TCP LP
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07.01.03 Networking TCP LP
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07.02 Configuring Network Interfaces And Namespaces
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07.03.01 Network Troubleshooting Tools
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07.03.02 Network Troubleshooting Tools
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07.04.01 Firewall Configuration With Iptables
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07.04.02 Firewall Configuration With Iptables
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+ 08 System Maintenance 5 lectures
08.01 Managing Processes
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08.02.01 System Resource Monitoring
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08.02.02 System Resource Monitoring
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08.03 Log Files And Log Rotation
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08.04 Backup And Restore Strategies
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+ 09 Linux Security 5 lectures
09.01 Bestpractice
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09.02 Configuring Security Policies
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09.03.01 Secure Shell (Ssh) Configuration And Best Practices
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09.03.02 Secure Shell (Ssh) Configuration And Best Practices
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09.04 Intrusion Detection And Prevention
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+ 10 Troubleshooting and System Recovery 3 lectures
10.01 Common Linux Issues and Solutions
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10.02 System Rescue and Recovery Tools
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10.03 System Rescue and Emergency Mode
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+ Linux Project 6 lectures
Introduction
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Module 1.1-Linux Introduction
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Module 1.2 - Installation - VM And Centos
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Module 1.3 - File System & Directory Structure
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Module 1.4 - Top Linux Commands
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Module 1.5 - Managing Permission & Ownership
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+ Module 01 System-Management (Newly added topics in XK0-006) 3 lectures
01 Logical Volume Management
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02 RAID: mdadm and RAID Levels
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03 Virtualization: KVM, QEMU, and libvirt
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+ Module 02 Services-and-User-Management (Newly added topics in XK0-006) 4 lectures
01 Job Scheduling: cron, at, and anacron
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02 systemd and systemctl: Managing Services
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03 Containers: Docker and Podman Fundamentals
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04 Container Images, Networking, and Volumes
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+ Module 03 Security (Newly added topics in XK0-006) 3 lectures
01 Cryptography: GPG, Hashing, and SSL/TLS
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02 LUKS Disk Encryption
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03 Compliance: Integrity Scanning and CIS Benchmarks
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+ Module 04 Automation Orchestration and Scripting (Newly added topics in XK0-006) 10 lectures
01 Ansible Basics
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02 Ansible Advance
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03 Puppet: Manifests, Classes, and Resources
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04 CI/CD Concepts
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05 Python for Linux: Environments and Script Basics
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06 Python for Linux: File I/O and System Tasks
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07 Git: Version Control Fundamentals
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08 Git: Branching, Merging, and Workflows
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09 AI Best Practices for Linux: Prompt Engineering
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10 AI Best Practices for Linux: Verifying AI-Generated Scripts
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Description
About this course.
Linux+ is vendor neutral, so it checks whether you can run a Linux system without leaning on one distribution's habits.
The XK0-006 objectives are broad, and this covers the ground an admin works across day to day.
► Command line work and file system handling.
► Users, permissions, and access control.
► Networking, storage, and service configuration.
► Scripting, containers, and troubleshooting.
Work through the sections in order and the objective list starts looking familiar instead of intimidating.
✅ Lifetime access to all modules and source files.
✅ Practice exam with unlimited attempts.
Get comfortable with the fundamentals, then go sit the exam.
Instructors
Taught by people who ship.
James Dabalus
Instructor
James is a versatile IT Technician specializing in Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Web Development, Video Editing, and E-learning. With a passion for automation, he continually seeks innovative ways to streamline digital workflows.
Bundled items.
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Take total control of the servers powering the digital age by mastering the Linux command line. This training covers system administration, security hardening, and shell scripting.