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LPI Linux Essentials (010-160)

This LPI Linux Essentials (LPI 010) training covers the basic commands and functions of the Linux operating system, and prepares you to earn the LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) certification. Whether you’re starting your career in open source, or looking for advancement, this training can verify your skill set, and certify you as a Linux professional.

Updated February 2024

17Skills
121Videos
16h 55mTotal
121 videos16h 55m

Who This Course Is For

This LPI Linux Essentials training is considered foundational-level LPI training, which means it was designed for systems administrators with 6 months to 1 year of experience — or no experience at all. This LPI Linux Essentials course is valuable for new or aspiring IT professionals, experienced systems administrators looking to validate foundational skills, and non-technical professionals.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Recognizing open source applications and their closed source equivalents
  • Handling hardware, programs and components of the Linux operating system
  • Working on the command line to navigate files
  • Creating and restoring compressed backups and archives
  • Configuring system security, users and groups, and file permissions for public and private directories
  • Creating and running simple scripts

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems52m
  • Premium skill.Linux Software Packages56m
  • Premium skill.Getting to the Command Line and Desktop Skills49m
  • Premium skill.ITC Skills and Working in Linux1h 7m
  • Premium skill.Linux Privacy and Security1h 16m
  • Premium skill.Finding Your Way on a Linux System1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Managing Directories and Files47m
  • Premium skill.Archiving Files on the Command Line57m
  • Premium skill.Searching & Extracting Data, and Scripting1h 14m
  • Premium skill.Choose an Operating System48m
  • Premium skill.Hardware: Power Supplies, Motherboard, RAM55m
  • Premium skill.Hardware: CPU, Storage, Peripherals, and Devices1h 14m
  • Premium skill.Where Data is Stored60m
  • Premium skill.Your Computer on the Network1h 18m
  • Premium skill.Basic Security, Tools, Shell, and Access Control47m
  • Premium skill.Creating Users and Groups53m
  • Premium skill.File Permissions, Ownership, and Links59m

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

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