Linux 101: What tech pros need to know

Linux is such a powerful platform that enterprise businesses of all kinds would struggle to remain as agile and capable as they are without it. With that much importance, it’s imperative that your IT staff has the skills required to deploy, manage and maintain this open-source operating system.

Linux 101 is here to help upskill your IT staff and answer some of your most pressing Linux questions. What are zombie processes? What’s the difference between a desktop environment and a window manager? Why do file and directory names lack spaces? Find the answers to these questions and more in this ebook from TechRepublic Premium.

In the ebook:

• Linux 101: What are stopped jobs on Linux, and how do you use them?
• Linux 101: What does “sourcing a file” mean in Linux?
• Linux 101: What are zombie processes?
• Linux 101: The different types of sudo and su
• Linux 101: What’s the difference between a desktop environment and a window manager?
• Linux 101: How to easily view real-time log entries with tail
• Linux 101: What are environment variables?
• Linux 101: How to create a compressed archive of a folder from the CLI with zip
• Linux 101: How to delete files and folders from the CLI
• Linux 101: How to clean the DNF and APT caches
• Linux 101: How to use the kill and killall commands
• Linux 101: How to search for files from the Linux command line
• Linux 101: How to hold packages back from getting upgraded with apt
• Linux 101: Why file and directory names lack spaces
• Linux 101: Demystifying the Linux directory structure
• Linux 101: What’s a tiling window manager?
• Linux 101: How to add directories to your Linux $PATH
• Linux 101: What are aliases and how do you use them?
• Linux 101: How to execute commands from within the nano text editor
• Linux 101: How to find drive space usage from the command line
• Linux 101: $HOME is where the heart is
• And much more!

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