Linux courses can help you learn system administration, shell scripting, file management, and network configuration. You can build skills in user permissions, process management, and troubleshooting system issues. Many courses introduce tools like the command line interface, Git for version control, and various Linux distributions, providing practical experience in managing servers and automating tasks.

Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, System Support, Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Network Support, Data Maintenance, Software Installation, System Configuration, Servers, Virtual Machines, Virtualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud Management, Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Virtual Machines, Performance Testing, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, System Monitoring, Flask (Web Framework), Performance Stress Testing, Continuous Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Embedded Software, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Embedded Systems, Performance Tuning, Systems Analysis, Electronic Hardware, Hardware Design, Electronic Systems, Systems Design, Hardware Architecture, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Requirements Analysis, System Programming, Reliability, Operating Systems, Service Level
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Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

KodeKloud
Skills you'll gain: Network Support, Network Administration, DevOps, Software Development Tools, Networking Hardware, Network Troubleshooting, Command-Line Interface, Web Development, Cloud Applications, Development Environment, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Virtual Environment, Virtualization, Dependency Analysis, Software Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Security Testing, Linux, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, Operating Systems, Exploitation techniques, Microsoft Windows, File Systems, Mac OS
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, User Accounts, Unix Commands, Unix, Unix Shell, Bash (Scripting Language), Command-Line Interface, Kubernetes, Git (Version Control System), User Provisioning, GitHub, OS Process Management, Firewall, Ubuntu, Docker (Software), Containerization, Network Monitoring, File Systems, TCP/IP, Version Control
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Bioinformatics, grep, Unix Shell, Unix, Data Management, Information Management, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Molecular Biology, Bash (Scripting Language), Big Data, Data Manipulation, File Management, Data Analysis Software, Data Processing, Bed Management, Data Pipelines, Life Sciences, Text Mining
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Security Policies, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Infrastructure Security, Threat Detection, System Monitoring, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Linux, Linux Commands, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Linux Servers, User Accounts, Virtual Networking, Virtualization, Linux Administration, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, User Provisioning, Network Performance Management, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Linux, Group Policy, Server Administration, Servers, Network Administration, Network Security, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Disaster Recovery, Large Language Modeling
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Unstructured Data, Go (Programming Language), Web Servers, MySQL, Web Scraping, Kubernetes, Software Development, System Programming, Linux, Database Software, Programming Principles, SQL, Relational Databases
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Development, Android (Operating System), Video Game Development, Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, Java, Ubuntu, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, Software Installation, Hardware Troubleshooting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Linux Administration, Authorization (Computing), Linux Servers, Security Controls, Linux, Hardening, Authentications, Network Security, Linux Commands, System Configuration, Servers, Computer Security, Server Administration, Encryption, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks