CITES WSG/SMG Linux Academy

This page contains information about the former Linux Academy service, put on hold in 2005.

Attention: Linux Academy has been postponed.

Linux Academy Fall 2005 Course Information

Linux Academy is comprised of two non-credit courses. The basic course will cover the basic aspects of Linux. It is intended to cover the prerequisites for the second course, but can be taken independently of the second course if desired. The advanced course covers Red Hat Linux system administration, and is primarily intended to train indivduals to the level of a junior system administrator. Both courses are offered by Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES). Linux Academy is taught by the CITES Workstation Services/Systems Management Group.

Course notes will be provided. You should bring writing materials and the provided course notes to each class.

Basic Course

Class sessions for the the Basic course will generally consist of a lecture component and hands-on laboratory exercises. This course is recommended for those who may not possess the prerequisites for the Advanced class. Some aspects of this course are also applicable to other Unix and Unix-like operating systems, including OS X.

Tentative Syllabus for Fall 2005 basic course (subject to change)

  1. Introduction to Linux
  2. Command Line Interface, part 1
  3. Command Line Interface (including editors), part 2
  4. File Permissions

The fee for the basic course is $299 per student for the Fall 2005 session. This cost includes printed class materials.

Advanced Course

Class sessions for the advanced course will generally consist of a lecture component, hands-on laboratory exercises, and troubleshooting problems.

Prerequisites for advanced course

In order to obtain satisfactory results from the advanced course, attendees must have user-level knowledge of Linux/Unix and be comfortable at the command line prompt. Attendees must be familiar with common Linux/Unix commands and their most commonly used switches (e.g., ls, cd, rm, ln, mkdir). Attendees must also be comfortable editing files using vi.

Tentative Syllabus for Fall 2005 advanced course (subject to change)

  1. Server Installation
  2. Server Configuration
  3. Compiling & Installing Software
  4. Devices & Backups
  5. System Maintinence
  6. Basic Shell Scripting
  7. Advanced Shell Scripting
  8. Filesystems
  9. Networking
  10. Security
  11. Final Installation

The fee for the advanced course will be $799 per student for the Fall 2005 session. This cost includes printed class materials.

The primary instructors for both courses will be Jonathan Booth, Chastity Blackwell and Melissa Woo with technical assistance from David Weber and Michael Chesnut. We may also be bringing in guest lecturers on certain topics.

Enrollment for the Fall semester will be available soon through FAST3's web page or by calling 333-6285.