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Software installation and management
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An introduction to software installation methods, including package management, local compilation and direct download of software.
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Graphical User Interfaces
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An introduction to GUIs and the major differences between servers and environments available.
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Job scheduling
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A look at managing job and tasks, as well as how to schedule jobs to run when not connected.
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Managing services
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An introduction to service management. This includes management commands, as well as how service startup is controlled.
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Managing users and groups
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An introduction to user creation and management, managing user permission through groups and key user and system configuration files.
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Linux devices
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An introduction to Linux hardware enumeration and how to access and review hardware that has been detected by the system.
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Server roles
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An introduction to key application services and common configuration tasks.
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Command and output redirections
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An introduction to more advanced file content management and redirection.
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Course description
The lessons in this course review concepts and commands relating to software and user management, working with files and file content, understanding and managing services, review of key service types, scheduling jobs, working with Linux devices and connected hardware and graphical user interfaces.
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This has been utilized to bridge the skills gap across our cyber team and to aid them as they prepare for their various certifications. It also has provided a nice learning foundation for our various cyber team members to utilize as we continue to find ways for cross-utilization with operations while minimizing the downtime needed to ensure everyone’s knowledge is the same.
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