Learn to be a linux administrator nowadays it is not a difficult challenge But we could say that if it is a process that involves a lot of discipline, research, practice, reading and more reading, the period of time to assimilate the necessary information can be adapted according to your abilities and previous knowledge, which in some cases will be favored according to the route study you take and the structured information you get.
Throughout my process Linux learning, free software and programming self-taught study has been essential, although I cannot deny that many times I ended up going in the direction of paths that did not end up contributing anything or almost nothing to my personal growth in the aforementioned areas, the fundamental reason is that I did not have a path of essential steps and simply absorbed everything what I saw without a specific purpose.
En DesdeLinux there is a lot of information that will allow you to be a Linux administratorEven if you are a newbie who is just getting to know the benefits of this operating system, in some cases, this information may be a bit scattered and it takes a long time to assimilate it, so I personally think that a good way to speed up and structure this The process is to take a course that allows us to learn everything necessary to be an administrator, complementing it with the official documentation and the innumerable sources of information that exist today.
In my experience I can say that the Linux course: everything you need to be an administrator It is an ideal source to enter the free systems administration process, as well as a perfect complement for those already familiar with Linux who wish to reinforce their knowledge and acquire new validated information. Personally, I have taken this course to structure everything I have learned over several years, taking me as a surprise that I was unaware of a large number of things that can be fundamental or in the worst case that I have stopped fully exploiting the potential of many commands.
I have managed to get a coupon so that users of DesdeLinux can purchase this course at a special price in the next 10 days, following this link or entering the code DesdeLinuxR1 when paying, it will give you the benefit of permanently enjoy the course with a 90% discount . In the same way, I have decided to do a detailed review of the course so that we have an idea of what we are going to achieve and my personal impressions about its content, structure, learning method, among others.
Linux course: everything you need to be an administrator
Course Technical Information
This course is composed of 123 videos, which add up more than 8,5 hours of playback, everyone en español and directed to a public of all educational levels. It has 4 exams distributed by levels and offers a certificate of completion, access to the course is from the Udemy Platform which you can access from any browser and also has Android and Ios apps.
About the instructor and the learning methodology
The Linux Course: all you need to be an administrator is an open bible dictated by the Red Hat expert Alberto González, a broad connoisseur of Linux administration with more than 10 years of experience, a charismatic person, with excellent diction and a clear way of expressing himself, his certifications and work experiences are a guarantee that he knows what he says, which is valid in each one of his classes and in the answers to the questions of his students.
The online learning methodology used in this course is ideal for any type of audience, but I think it is very convenient for those of us who have a high degree of commitment and who are fascinated by self-taught learning, since it is the fundamental way to reinforce and experiment with the concepts that are taught.
I have appreciated that the course tries to contribute a lot to the practice, I think that taking into account the concept of «learning by doing«,something that I likeHowever, Alberto does not let the importance of the theoretical concepts he imparts escape in any unit, making a perfect match between the information provided and the implementation of said information.
The course has been very wisely divided into four units, each with its respective evaluation, these units are oriented as follows
- 1 Drive: This is the fundamental unit, where the first basic concepts related to Unix operating systems are given, a view of the benefits of the console is given and it is taught to use it properly, introducing the first commands that will be very useful in all Linux administration levels.
- 2 Drive: This unit is already beginning to offer us more technical information, focusing on processes, their priorities, as well as the use of files and directories.
- 3 Drive: This unit embarks in a very specific and concrete way the Linux installation process, it also offers us a detailed study of the package managers for the queen distros of Debian and Red Hat servers.
- 4 Drive: In the last unit (and the one that for me was the most enriching), the file systems, users and groups, quotas, will be explained in detail, in addition to teaching us very important techniques for backup and restoration.
Each of the units has a series of videos of around 5 minutes, which are very well achieved thanks to an excellent editing job, which allows us to enjoy a very graphic teaching without the need to saturate our senses (something that is appreciated).
Is this course for beginners or experts?
This is quite a complex question (Athough it does not seems), mainly because I don't know when we stopped being novices and became an expert in such a wide area, with so many updates and with so much use, I am totally convinced that to take this course it is not necessary to have any prior knowledge, but I am surprised by the capacity for evolution that occurs throughout the 4 units, making it super useful also for those who already have a large amount of knowledge acquired related to Linux and Unix.
In general, I dare to say that at the end of the course we must have the ability to manage Linux both professionally and privately, yes, it will depend on us the degree of specialization that we want to give to the concepts acquired. As I said at the beginning, I see this course as a well structured route to learn and reinforce everything necessary to be a Linux administrator.
Is it worth it to get certified?
Most of the concepts that are handled in this course are useful for the LPI, LPIC and RHCSA tests, however these concepts must be complemented with more advanced commands and routines that you can assimilate very easily after completing the course. That is, the Linux Course: everything you need to be an administrator is the reference book that we used at the university for our studies, which depended heavily on specialized books in various areas.
I think that if your purpose is certification you should complement this course with some other, with more advanced technical / practical concepts (where generally they do not handle the concepts that are expressed here and that you must know fully in advance).
Personal conclusions
Many will tell me all theseis this course worth or not?, I can answer that it is worth it even for those with extensive acquired knowledge, now, it is not a course where they are going to reinvent the wheel by teaching us concepts that you will not get anywhere, on the contrary, it is a course where it has been known take a large amount of information and experience to structure it in a simple way that will allow us to learn in a very short time things that on our own we could take up to years.
It goes from very simple concepts such as the use of cat, nl, cut, going through the use of regular expressions, user management, ways to search, explanation of installation concepts and the usefulness of each command of the administration of the processes that concern a Unix system, to a robust unit that will allow us properly learn the very important process of backup, restoration and migration of our data.
What is missing to cover?, I would be lying if I said that it is a course that covers all the concepts related to Unix and Linux (basically because I don't even know a significant percentage of these concepts), but I can assure you that the things it covers are fundamental and a significant basis for entering more specialized knowledge.
Finally, the introduction to the course can be seen in the following video, I hope it will be useful to you and take advantage of the coupon so that they save money in case they want to buy it.
Thank you very much for the information, after reading the post I bought the course. Thank you
Great I just bought it for € 10 worth trying the course.
Thank you very much for the information.
Thanks for the info. Day by day I appreciate your "posts". Digital embrace from a distance.
Can I get a job with that title?
hi thanks for sharing the information.
I only have one question.
How can it be done for Venezuela that we do not have access to foreign currency and it turns out that the $ 10 if purchased on the black market is double the minimum wage here in Venezuela.
I hope you can support me a little in that.
regards
Find your life, we are slaves to a system that oppresses us all. Adjust your reality to your interests and the earth will be light, on the contrary, learn to fly and not hurt, that your pussy salary that you complain, can mean the life of more than one family in other parts of the world. Ubicatex!
Excellent reflection, gives a lot to think about, and reflect
Congratulations
Apparently you are not from Venezuela. You are partly right. But when you live on the equivalent of $ 5 a month or less. And even so, you are a millionaire, you still have the same loss of everything, you will understand why insignificant things in Venezuela. They have become a true survival decision.
I find it sad that they do a paid course for a program whose philosophy defends free software
This course helps you later take the LPI / LPIC (Level 1) and RHCSA certification exam. That way you get the endorsement of the Linux Foundation or Red Hat regarding the knowledge, it is a great support for the IT professional.
You can seek your joys in simpler things in life. Respecting yourself and respecting those who invest time and passion in learning, sharing knowledge. Those possibly deserve a joy, a reward for the work they do, that which you lack by ignoring empathy and respect for those who offer a shortcut of knowledge for 10 bucks. The free software philosophy does not govern anything as free, it indicates free access, free modification, read, rationalize and learn; or points to agriculture, sculpture or carpentry that with much effort and dedication wonders are achieved.
Perhaps this is the only point worth correcting. There is tremendous ignorance surrounding what is considered free and free, and even free. And since I do not intend to explain all the differences to you, I just wanted to clarify some details.
The philosophy of open source and free software does not imply having "free" things, this is a concept that reflects ignorance on the subject. What free software and open source (in different measures) want is to protect the FREEDOMS of users. Freedom is not the same as gratuitousness, and everything that surrounds free software implies WORK, and a lot. This is why you cannot want to take other people's work "for free".
Now to get out of that point. In terms of courses, one has the most important material available, the source code. With this code (and the man pages) it is possible to learn everything you need about the system. This would take a long time per se, but with dedication it is achievable. On the other hand we have people who cannot take the time to read these resources and / or do not have enough knowledge to do so. For them, there are these courses that help people to better understand and know the system and its operation. Just like you and me, the instructors also have debts to pay, and families to feed, and if they have invested work in learning and discovering something that you ignore, the correct and fair thing is that if they are sharing the knowledge with you, you pay back. To some extent. In this case, that implies financial remuneration.
I was just going to reply, seeing that comment on the right side of my screen was driving me crazy, but you already have 🙂
At this point in my life I don't understand these childish comments. Linux is free, but the hours people spend teaching other people don't NECESSARILY have to be. They CAN be, but they can also be charged. And as ChrisADR says, we all have debts and families. Therefore it is up to everyone to pay or not, but complaining about putting a symbolic price (€ 10 !!!) on a well done course in Spanish makes no sense. Whoever does not want to pay for it, should look for others, usually in English (and oh coincidence, the better they are "more" paid and the more expensive they are) and that's it. There is a huge amount of books, tutorials, pdfs, and etc etc on Linux, and the possibility always within reach of studying by self-taught methodology, that nobody prohibits it or demands to pay a fee for it. For my part, congratulations for the people who do good things, in Spanish, and also sell them at a more than reasonable price. Ahead!
I already paid for the course, and now how do I get in? What is the league or is something going to arrive in the mail or how?
There are many debating between being and not being... they are exhausting. Solidarity, gratitude, admiration and gratitude (not for free) to all those who invest time and dedication in synthesizing, sharing and even generating a model to share knowledge in a language other than its origin. DesdeLinux and a few other sites. The Posts, notes, references, information, courses: they are advanced, useful, extraordinary and in Spanish, what more could you ask for. Thank you.
How much did tronko pay to recommend an M of 9-hour course, that is not a linux systems administrator course or as a joke, I would have to give you shame.