__FORCETOC__
==Introduction and Exam Development Workshops==
The description of the entire Linux Essentials Programme programme is listed [[LinuxEssentialsProgramme|here]].

The purpose of the Linux Essentials Program is to define the basic knowledge required to competently use a desktop or mobile device using a Linux Operating System. The program will guide and encourage youth (and those new to Linux and Open Source) to understand the place of Linux and Open Source in the context of the broader IT industry.
 

==FAQs==

Questions and answers on the Linux Essentials Program and Exam are listed [[LinuxEssentials/FAQs|here]].

 

==Minimally Qualified Candidate Description==
This is a description of a candidate that is just barely
qualified to pass the LPI Linux Essentials exam. This hypothetical
person is called the Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC). Standards on
the Linux Essentials exam should be set so that this person (and
anyone more able) would pass but anyone less able would not pass.

The successful candidate should have an understanding of the Linux and Open Source industry and knowledge of the most popular Open Source Applications. The candidate should understand the major components of the Linux operating system, and have the technical proficiency to work on the Linux command line. The MQC has a basic understanding of security and administration related topics such
as user/group management, working on the command line and permissions. A '''LPI Linux Essentials Technician (LPI LET)''' is most likely the end user of a mostly managed system.

The '''LPI Linux Essentials Technician (LPI LET) MQC''' typically:

* Has a basic understanding of FOSS, the various communities and licenses.
* Understands the basic concepts of processes, programs and the components of an Operating System.
* Has a basic knowledge of computer hardware
* Has a basic appreciation of system security, users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories.
* Basic understanding of how to make the system accessible and able to connect to other computers on a Local Area Network (LAN).
* Demonstrates a knowledge of Open Source Applications in the Workplace as they relate to Closed Source equivalents.
* Understands navigation systems on a Linux Desktop and where to go for help.
* Has a rudimentary ability to work on the command line and with files.
* Make and restore simple backups and archives.
* Can use a basic command line editor.
* Understands file compression.
* Ability to create and run simple scripts.

==Version Information==
These objectives are version 0.99.2.
 

==Translations of Objectives==
The following translations of the objectives are available on this wiki:
* [[LinuxEssentials|English]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(FR)|French]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(DE)|German]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(EL)|Greek]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(ES)|Spanish]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(TR)|Turkish]]
 

==Objectives==

===''Topic 1:The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source (weight: 7)''===
====1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Knowledge of Linux development and major distributions.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Open Source Philosophy
* Distributions
* Embedded Systems
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Android
* Debian
* CentOS
'''Nice to know:'''

 

====1.2 Major Open Source Applications====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Awareness of major applications and their uses.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Desktop Applications
* Server Applications
* Mobile Applications
* Development Languages
* Package Management Tools and repositories
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox
* Blender, Gimp, Audacity, ImageMagick
* Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL
* NFS, Samba, OpenLDAP, Postfix, DNS, DHCP
* C, Perl, shell, Python, PHP
'''Nice to know:'''
 

====1.3 Understanding Open Source Software and Licensing====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 1
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Open communities and licensing Open Source Software for business.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Licensing
* Free Software Foundation (FSF), Open Source Initiative (OSI)
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* GPL, BSD, Creative Commons
* Free Software, Open Source Software, FOSS, FLOSS
* Open Source business models
'''Nice to know:'''
* Intellectual Property (IP): copyright, trademarks and patents
* Apache License, Mozilla License
 

====1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and working in Linux.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Desktop Skills
* Getting to the Command Line
* Industry uses of Linux, Cloud Computing and Virtualization
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Using a browser, privacy concerns, configuration options, searching the web and saving content
* Terminal and Console
* Password issues
* Privacy issues and tools
* Use of common open source applications in presentations and projects
'''Nice to know:'''

 

===''Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System (weight: 8)''===
====2.1 Command Line Basics====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Basics of using the Linux command line.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Basic shell
* Formatting commands
* Working With Options
* Variables
* Globbing
* Quoting
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* echo
* history
* PATH env variable
* which
'''Nice to know:'''
* Substitutions
* ||, && and ; control operators
 

====2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help ====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" |Running help commands and navigation of the various help systems.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Man
* Info
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* man
* info
* Man pages
* /usr/share/doc
* locate
'''Nice to know:'''
* apropos, whatis, whereis

 

====2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Navigation of home and system directories and listing files in various locations.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files, directories
* Hidden files and directories
* Home
* Absolute and relative paths
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Common options for ls
* Recursive listings
* cd
* '''.''' and '''..'''
* home and ~
'''Nice to know:'''
 

====2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Create, move and delete files and directories under the home directory.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files and directories
* Case sensitivity
* Simple globbing and quoting
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* mv, cp, rm, touch
* mkdir, rmdir
'''Nice to know:'''
 
 

===''Topic 3: The Power of the Command Line (weight: 10)''===
====3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Archiving files in the user home directory.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files, directories
* Archives, compression
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* tar
* tar options
* gzip, bzip2
* zip, unzip
'''Nice to know:'''
* Extracting individual files from archives
 

====3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 4
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Search and extract data from files in the home directory.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Command line pipes
* I/O re-direction
* Partial POSIX Regular Expressions (., [ ], *, ?)
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* find
* grep
* less
* tail
* sort
* cut
* wc
'''Nice to know:'''
* Partial POSIX Basic Regular Expressions ([^ ], ^, $)
* Partial POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (+, ( ), |)
* xargs
 

====3.3 Turning Commands into a Script====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 4
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Turning repetitive commands into simple scripts.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Basic text editing
* Basic shell scripting
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* pico, nano, vi
* /bin/sh
* Variables
* Arguments
* for loops
* echo
* Exit status
'''Nice to know:'''
* Bash
* if, while, case statements
* read and test, and [ commands
 
 

===''Topic 4: The Linux Operating System (weight: 8)''===
====4.1 Choosing an Operating System====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 1
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Knowledge of major operating systems and Linux distributions.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Windows, Mac, Linux differences
* Distribution life cycle management
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* GUI versus command line, desktop configuration
* Maintenance cycles, Beta and Stable
'''Nice to know:'''
 

====4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" |Familiarity with the components that go into building desktop and server computers.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Hardware
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Hard drives and partitions, motherboards, processors, power supplies, optical drives, peripherals
* Display types
* Drivers
'''Nice to know:'''
 

====4.3 Where Data is Stored====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Where various types of information are stored on a Linux system.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Kernel
* Processes
* syslog, klog, dmesg
* /lib, /usr/lib, /etc, /var/log
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Programs, libraries, packages and package databases, system configuration
* Processes and process tables, memory addresses, system messaging and logging
* ps, top, free
'''Nice to know:'''

 

====4.4 Your Computer on the Network====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" |Determining vital networking settings and the basic requirements to add a computer on to a Local Area Network (LAN).
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Internet, network, routers
* Domain Name Service
* Network configuration
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* route
* resolv.conf
* IPv4, IPv6
* ifconfig
* netstat
* ping
'''Nice to know:'''
* ssh
* dig
 

===''Topic 5: Security and File Permissions (weight: 7)''===
====5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Various types of users on a Linux system.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Root and Standard Users
* System users
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* /etc/passwd, /etc/group
* id, who, w
* sudo
'''Nice to know:'''
* su
 

====5.2 Creating Users and Groups====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Creating users and groups on a Linux system.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* User and group commands
* User IDs
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group
* id, last
* useradd, groupdadd
* passwd
'''Nice to know:'''
* usermod, userdel
* groupmod, groupdel
 

====5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Understanding and manipulating file permissions and ownership settings.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* File/directory permissions and owners
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* ls -l
* chmod, chown
'''Nice to know:'''
* chgrp
 
====5.4 Special Directories and Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 1
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Special directories and files on a Linux system including special permissions.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* System files, libraries
* Symbolic links
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* /etc, /var
* /tmp, /var/tmp and Sticky Bits
* ls -d
* ln -s
'''Nice to know:'''
* Hard links
* Setuid/Setgid
 

===''Reference Material''===

===Notes and Comments===

Feel free to add comments here:

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2012-02-14T20:55:48Z

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__FORCETOC__
==Introduction==
The purpose of the Linux Essentials Program is to define the basic knowledge required to competantly use a desktop or mobile device using a Linux Operating System. The program will guide and encourage youth (and those new to Linux and Open Source) to understand the place of Linux and Open Source in the context of the broader IT industry.

The Linux Essentials Program is made of several main components:

* Linux Essentials Exam and Certification
* Support for world wide participation the the World Skills Competition in the [http://www.worldskillslondon2011.com/events-programme/skills-competitions/information-and-communications-technology/it-network-systems-administration/ World Skills Information and Communications Technology Category, IT Network Systems Administration]
* Regional links to employability and apprenticeship programs available to youth
* Research and resources supporting youth entry into Linux and Open Source Careers
* LPI support for regional government and educational qualification authorities where appropriate
* LPI support for Teacher collaboration and sharing of projects and learning excercises for the Linux Essentials knowledge base
* Resources for youth describing jobs and industries requiring Linux skills

==Development Workshops==

The following open attendance item development workshops are taking place in 2012Q1:

Questions? innovation@lpi.org

{| border="1"
|+
|| Location || Date || Contact || Address
|-
| Linux Hotel, Essen, Germany||November 26, 2011||Klaus Berhla||behrla@lpice.eu
|-
| FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium|| February 5, 2012||Medina Dupuis||mdupuis@lpi.org
|-
| Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK ||February 8, 2012||Bill Quinn||bill.quinn@tdm.info
|-
| Narobi, Kenya||February 25th, 2012||Evans Ikua||ikua@lpi-eastafrica.org
|-
| Landesakademie für Fortbildung und Personalentwicklung, Esslingen, Germany||March 2, 2012||Medina Dupuis||mdupuis@lpi.org
|-
| Städtische Berufsschule für Informationstechnik, Munich, Germany||March 3, 2012||Michael Niedermair||mgn.schule@gmx.de
|-
| CeBIT, Hannover, Germany||March 6, 2012||Medina Dupuis||mdupuis@lpi.org
|-
| Virtual Workshop, France, Mahgreb, Francophonie||March 15th, 2012||Frantz Fongang||frantz.fongang@auf.org
|+

Questions? innovation@lpi.org

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'''How many teaching hours is recommended for core Linux Essentials material?
'''

Age 14-18 - minumum 36-40 hours in class plus assignments
Age 18-adult - minimum 16-20 hours in class plus assignments

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#REDIRECT [[LinuxEssentialsFAQs]]

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2011-12-16T16:06:04Z

MedinaDupuis: /* Development Workshops */

__FORCETOC__
==Introduction==
The purpose of the Linux Essentials Program is to define the basic knowledge required to competantly use a desktop or mobile device using a Linux Operating System. The program will guide and encourage youth (and those new to Linux and Open Source) to understand the place of Linux and Open Source in the context of the broader IT industry.

The Linux Essentials Program is made of several main components:

* Linux Essentials Exam and Certification
* Support for world wide participation the the World Skills Competition in the [http://www.worldskillslondon2011.com/events-programme/skills-competitions/information-and-communications-technology/it-network-systems-administration/ World Skills Information and Communications Technology Category, IT Network Systems Administration]
* Regional links to employability and apprenticeship programs available to youth
* Research and resources supporting youth entry into Linux and Open Source Careers
* LPI support for regional government and educational qualification authorities where appropriate
* LPI support for Teacher collaboration and sharing of projects and excercises for the Linux Essentials knowledge base
* Resources for youth describing jobs and industries requiring Linux skills

==Development Workshops==

The following open attendance item development workshops are taking place in 2012Q1:

{| border="1"
|+
|| Location || Date || Contact || Address
|-
| Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK || Jan 19, 2012 ||Stephan Murphy||Stephen.Murphy@bcu.ac.uk
|-
| Forth Valley College, Falkirk High, Scotland ||Jan 21, 2012 tbc||Tony Dyer||Tony.dyer@forthvalley.ac.uk
|-
| Open University, Milton Keynes, UK || Jan 23, 2012 || Andrew Smith || a.smith@open.ac.uk
|-
|

Questions? innovation@lpi.org

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MedinaDupuis: /* Development Workshops */

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__FORCETOC__
==Introduction==
The description of the entire [[LinuxEssentialsProgramme]] programme is listed [[LinuxEssentialsProgramme|here]].

The purpose of the Linux Essentials Program is to define the basic knowledge required to competently use a desktop or mobile device using a Linux Operating System. The program will guide and encourage youth (and those new to Linux and Open Source) to understand the place of Linux and Open Source in the context of the broader IT industry.
 

==Minimally Qualified Candidate Description==
This is a description of a candidate that is just barely
qualified to pass the LPI Linux Essentials exam. This hypothetical
person is called the Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC). Standards on
the Linux Essentials exam should be set so that this person (and
anyone more able) would pass but anyone less able would not pass.

The successful candidate should have an understanding of the Linux and Open Source industry and knowledge of the most popular Open Source Applications. The candidate should understand the major components of the Linux operating system, and have the technical proficiency to work on the Linux command line. The MQC has a basic understanding of security and administration related topics such
as user/group management, working on the command line and permissions. A '''LPI Linux Essentials Technician (LPI LET)''' is most likely the end user of a mostly managed system.

The '''LPI Linux Essentials Technician (LPI LET) MQC''' typically:

* Has a basic understanding of FOSS, the various communities and licenses.
* Understands the basic concepts of processes, programs and the components of an Operating System.
* Has a basic knowledge of computer hardware
* Has a basic appreciation of system security, users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories.
* Basic understanding of how to make the system accessible and able to connect to other computers on a Local Area Network (LAN).
* Demonstrates a knowledge of Open Source Applications in the Workplace as they relate to Closed Source equivalents.
* Understands navigation systems on a Linux Desktop and where to go for help.
* Has a rudimentary ability to work on the command line and with files.
* Make and restore simple backups and archives.
* Can use a basic command line editor.
* Understands file compression.
* Ability to create and run simple scripts.

==Version Information==
These objectives are version 0.99.0.
 

==Translations of Objectives==
The following translations of the objectives are available on this wiki:
* [[LinuxEssentials|English]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(DE)|German]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(ES)|Spanish]]
* [[LinuxEssentials(TR)|Turkish]]
 

==Objectives==

===''Topic 1.1: A Career in Open Source and Joining The Linux Community (weight: 7)''===
====1.1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Knowledge of Linux Development and Major Distributions.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Open Source Philosophy
* Distributions
* Embedded Systems
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Android
* Debian
* CentOS
'''Nice to know:'''

 

====1.1.2 Major Open Source Applications====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Awareness of major applications and their uses.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Desktop Applications
* Server Applications
* Mobile Applications
* Development Languages
* Package Management Tools
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox
* Blender, Gimp, Audacity, ImageMagick
* Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL
* NFS, Samba, OpenLDAP, Postfix, DNS, DHCP
* C, Perl, shell, Python, PHP
'''Nice to know:'''
* package repository locations
 

====1.1.3 Understanding Free Software and Licensing====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 1
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Open Source Communities and Licensing in Free Software and Commercial Open Source Software.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Licensing
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* GPL, BSD, Creative Commons
* Free Software, Open Source Software, FOSS, FLOSS
* Open Source business models
'''Nice to know:'''

 

====1.1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills and Working in Linux.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Desktop Skills
* Getting to the Command Line
* Open Source Desktop Applications
* Industry uses of Linux, Cloud Computing and Virtualization
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Using a browser, privacy concerns, configuration options, searching the web and saving content
* Terminal and Console
* Password issues
* Privacy issues and tools
* graphics and office tools
* Use of common open source applications in presentations and projects
'''Nice to know:'''

 

===''Topic 1.2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System (weight: 7)''===
====1.2.1 Using the Command Line and Getting Help ====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" |Running commands and navigation of the various help systems.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Basic shell
* Formatting commands
* Working With Options
* Man
* Info
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* path
* history
* ''';'''
* man
* info
* Man pages
* /usr/share/doc
* locate
'''Nice to know:'''
* exit status
* substitutions
* apropos, whatis

 

====1.2.2 Using Directories and Listing Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 3
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Navigation of home and system directories and listing files in various locations.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files, directories
* Hidden files and directories
* Home
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Common options for ls
* Recursive listings
* cd
* home and ~
'''Nice to know:'''
* '''. ..'''
 

====1.2.3 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Create, move and delete files and directories under the home directory.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files, directories
* Case sensitivity
* Simple globbing and quoting
* Symbolic links
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* mv, cp, rm, touch
* mkdir, rmdir
* '''" ""'''
* Esc \
* ln -s, ls -i
'''Nice to know:'''
* Hard links
 

===''Topic 1.3: The Power of the Command Line (weight: 10)''===
====1.3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line====
{|
| style="background:#dadada" | '''Weight'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | 2
|-
| style="background:#dadada; padding-right:1em" | '''Description'''
| style="background:#eaeaea" | Archiving files in their home directories.
|}
'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Files, directories
* Archives, compression
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* tar
* tar options
* gzip, bzip2
* zip, unzip
'''Nice to know:'''
* listing archive contents
* extracting individual files from archives
 

====1.3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Command line pipes
* I/O re-direction
* Partial POSIX Regular Expressions (., [ ], *, ?)
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* find
* grep
* less
* xargs
* sort
* cut
* wc
'''Nice to know:'''
* Partial POSIX Basic Regular Expressions ([^ ], ^, $)
* Partial POSIX Extended Regular Expressions (+, ( ), |)
* handling or re-directing errors
 

====1.3.3 Turning Commands into a Script====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Basic text editing
* Globbing
* Quoting
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* pico, nano, vi
* /bin/sh
* Variables
* Arguments
* for loops
* echo
'''Nice to know:'''
* bash
* if, while, case statements
* read and test/ command
* || and && control operators
 
 

===''Topic 1.4: The Linux Operating System (weight: 8)''===
====1.4.1 Choosing an Operating System====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Windows, Mac, Linux differences
* Distribution life cycle management
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* GUI versus command line, desktop configuration
* Maintenance cycles, Beta and Stable
'''Nice to know:'''
* components of a Linux distribtion
 

====1.4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Hardware
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Hard drives and partitions, motherboards, processors, power supplies, optical drives, peripherals
* Display types
* Drivers
'''Nice to know:'''
* lspci, lsmod
* sysctl
* www.linux-drivers.org
 

====1.4.3 Where Data is Stored====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Kernel
* Processes
* syslog, klog, dmesg
* /lib, /usr/lib, /etc
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* Programs, libraries, packages and package databases, system configuration
* Processes and process tables, memory addresses, system messaging and logging
* ps, top, free
* cat, more, less, tail (-f)
* what is in /proc
'''Nice to know:'''

 

====1.4.4 Your Computer on the Network====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Internet, network, routers
* Domain Name Service
* Network configuration
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* route
* resolv.conf
* IPv4, IPv6
* ifconfig
* netstat
* ping
'''Nice to know:'''
* ssh
* ip
* dig
* /etc/nsswitch.conf
 

===''Topic 1.5: Security and File Permissions (weight: 8)''===
====1.5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* Root and Standard Users
* System users
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* /etc/passwd, /etc/group
* id, who, w
* sudo
'''Nice to know:'''
* su
 

====1.5.2 Creating Users and Groups====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* User and group commands
* User IDs
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group
* last, lastlog
* useradd, usermod, userdel
* groupadd, groupmod, groupdel
* passwd
'''Nice to know:'''
* /bin/false and /etc/nologin
 

====1.5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership====
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'''Key Knowledge Areas:'''
* File/directory permissions and defaults
* File/directory user versus group ownership
* System files and directories
* Numeric and symbolic modes
'''The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:'''
* ls -l, ls -a, ls -d
* chmod, chown, chgrp
* /etc, /var, /usr, /home
'''Nice to know:'''
* using GUI tools to set permissions
* SUID/SGID and Sticky Bit
 

===''Reference Material''===

===Notes and Comments===

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# privacy topic? (update: added to 1.1.4)