UCP 10.04 Course Overview

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Ubuntu Professional

Training Course Overview(E-learning, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS)

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Ubuntu Professional

Course Overview(E-learning, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS)

About the Course and Objectives

The Ubuntu Professional is a training course for system administrators who are

required to deploy Ubuntu into the office environment

This hands-on course will provide participants with the skills they need to deploy and

configure Ubuntu within the office. It introduces participants to the basic skills

required of Ubuntu System Administrators. Scenario-based exercises guide

participants on how to select appropriate solutions and tools for their organisation.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Install and configure Ubuntu systems

Perform routine administration tasks; manage user accounts and file systems,

and maintain system security

Configure network connectivity and key network services

Work productively at the Linux command line

Who Should PurchaseThe course has been designed for junior-to-intermediate level system administrators

working in organisations which are about to, or have already, deployed Ubuntu

desktop and servers in the office. It is most appropriate for system administrators with

experience in other Linux operating systems who wish to add Ubuntu to their skill set.

Programmers, and other IT professionals who wish to add Ubuntu system

administration to their portfolio will also benefit.

Pre-requisites

Students should have a good overall knowledge of IT and system administration of

other operating systems and at least 6 months relevant work experience. The course

covers key Linux fundamentals and is suitable for those with a Microsoft system

administration background.

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Topics covered

General Linux & Ubuntu Introduction

Lesson 1: Ubuntu Background + Linux

Describe the history of Linux and the Ubuntu distribution

Explain the Ubuntu release cycle

Describe the Ubuntu Community structure and governance board

Lesson 2: Ubuntu Desktop Tour

Describe the key features of the Ubuntu desktop

Customise the desktop settings

Navigate to directories and files in Nautilus

Install and remove applications

Add new language settings

Lesson 3: Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) and sudo

Essential CLI commands

cd, ls, grep, echo, uname, cat, less, more, rm, mkdir, touch, mv, nano

arguments

man command

sudo command

Lesson 4: Networking basics

Current configuration of network interfaces

ip, ipconfig, /etc/resolv.conf, route

Changing the network configuration

Testing for a working network connection

ping, dig, host, nslookup

Managing the network with Network Manager

adsl, wifi, ethernet

Analyzing the network using Network Tools

Lesson 5: Filesystem and basic backups

Storage device naming system

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Mounting and unmounting devices

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mount, umount

Configuring fstab

/etc/fstab

Symbolic links

Creating an ext4 file system

ext2, ext4, xfs, mkfs

Managing file systems

fsck, debugfs, dump2fs, e2label

Lesson 6: Permissions - User Management

Managing user accounts and groups

adduser, deluser, addgourp, delgroup

Different file system permissions

Assigning permissions to different users and groups

chmod, chown, chgrp

Creating default settings for new user accounts

/etc/adduser.conf

Creating a default environment using /etc/profile

Lesson 7: Process ManagementDisplaying and interpreting process statistics

top, ps

Managing processes

kill, nice, renice

Scheduling processes

at, cron

Finding out who's using files or devices

lsof

Lesson 8: Ubuntu background/community & support

The Ubuntu Community structure and governance board

Technical board, Linus, Linux, GNU, Debian

Support resources from Canonical, partners, and the user community

including:

Mailing lists

IRC channels

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Launchpad and other sources for researching and reporting bugs

Official Ubuntu documentation and community documentation

Ubuntu release cycle

LTS, regular

Lesson 9: Service Management

Upstart

SystemV compatibility

Starting and stopping system services

Kernel Management and boot procedures

Explain the working and functionality of Grub2

update-grub[2]

Customize the Grub2 boot environment

/etc/default/grub

Explain the modular kernel

modinfo, /etc/modules, /lib/modules, /boot, /etc/initramfs, update-

initramfs

Manage kernel modules

modprobe, rmmod, /etc/modprobe.d

Describe how udev creates device interfaces for hardware

udev rules, udevadm, /etc/udev/rules.d

Hardware Management and monitoring

Manage Partitions

fdisk, cfdisk, system->administration->disk utility, parted

Display hardware information

lsusb, lshw, lspci, dmesg, lscpu, lsscsi

Monitor a hard drive through the SMART interface

smartctl

Use the memtest facility

/boot/memtest86+.bin, grub

Lesson 10 - Package Management

Explain how packages are used in Ubuntu

packages vs applications, dependencies, conflicts, recommendations

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Explain apt system, repositories and meta packages

apt-get, apt-cache, apt-key, repositories, meta packages

Manage packages using the appropriate tools

tasksel, update-manager, Ubuntu Software Center

Lesson 11 - Providing Services

Setup a basic LAMP environment

tasksel install lamp-server

/var/www/phpinfo.php

Setup a basic Samba file server

apt-get install samba

/etc/samba.smb.conf

smbpasswd

Setup SSH for remote access

apt-get install ssh

Lesson 12 - Security

Explain how AppArmor uses default profiles to secure your services

/etc/apparmor.d

Display current profiles used by AppArmor

aa-status

Explain how UFW works to protect your system

ufw

Configure UFW

ufw enable|disable etc...

Lesson 13 GNOME configuration

Localize your GNOME environmentsystem -> administration -> language support

Manage your GNOME configuration and restore a default state

gconf-editor, gconftool

Customize the GNOME environment

gdmsetup, /etc/gdm/

Connect to a network printer

system -> administration -> printing

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Lesson 14 - Monitoring / Landscape

Set up munin for monitoring

apt-get install munin munin-node, /etc/munin/

Set up a landscape account

apt-get install landscape-client ; dpkg-reconfigure landscape-client

Register a computer with landscape

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