Getting Started with Linux: Novells Guide to CompTIAs Linux+ Training Class

Lesson 1: Linux Basics and SLES 9 Installation

The History of Linux
Understand the Multiuser Environment
Identify the Components of SLES 9
Perform a Simple Installation of SLES 9
Document Installation, Configuration, and Baseline System Performance

Lesson 2: Use the Linux Desktop

Overview of the Linux Desktop
Use the KDE Desktop Environment
Use the Gnome Desktop Environment
Access the Command Line Interface from the Desktop

Lesson 3: Locate and Use Help Resources in the Linux System

Access and Use Manual Pages
Use info Pages
Access Release Notes and White Papers
Use GUI-Based Help in the Linux System
Find Help on the Web

Lesson 4: Use the YaST Management Utility

Get to Know YaST
Understand the YaST Software Management Feature
Manage User Accounts with YaST
Configure a Printer in the Linux System
Use YaST to Configure a Modem
Use YaST to Obtain Hardware Configuration Information
Configure the X Window System

Lesson 5: Manage Directories and Files in Linux

Understand the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
Identify File Types in the Linux System
Change Directories and List Directory Contents
Create and View Files
Manage Files and Directories
Find Files
Search File Content
Archive, Back Up, Compress, and Decompress Files

Lesson 6: Work with the Linux Shell and Edit Text Files

Get to Know the Command Shells
Get to Know Common Command Line Tasks
Understand Command Syntax and Special Characters
Use Piping and Redirection
Use Terminal Based Editors to Edit Files
Manipulate Text Non Interactively

Lesson 7: Use the Command Line Interface to Administer the System

Understand User and Group Configuration Files
Manage User Accounts and Groups from the Command Line
Manage File Permissions and Ownership
Set Up and Configure Disk Quotas
Decide Which File System Format to Use
Manage Local Storage Devices and File Systems
Execute RPM Package-Related Operations
Perform a Standard Software Build from Source
Understand and Configure a Boot Manager

Lesson 8: Processes, Jobs, and Runlevels

Understand Processes and Jobs
View Processes from the GUI and the Command Line Interface
Manage Jobs and Processes
Understand Runlevel
Schedule Tasks

Lesson 9: Manage the Network Configuration

TCP/IP Fundamentals
Manage the Network Configuration Using YaST
Modify the Configuration of a Network Card from the Command Line
Get to Know Network-Related Command Line Commands

Lesson 10: Manage Network Services: DNS, and File and Print Services

Configure a DNS Server Using BIND
Configure Network File Systems
Configure and Manage Network Printing Services

Lesson 11: Manage Network Services

Manage Resources on the Network
Manage Electronic Mail
Enable the Extended Internet Daemon (xinetd)
Further Services

Lesson 12: Manage Security

Manage and Secure the Linux User Environment
Use System Logging Services
Audit Log Files and Authentication
Understand ipchains and iptables
Security Vulnerabilities
Understand Intrusion Detection

Lesson 13: Hardware Basics

Describe Common Hardware Components and Resources
Diagnose Hardware Problems
Describe Multimedia Components
Identify and Configure Removeable System Hardware
Access and Write Data to Recordable Media
Configure Advanced Power Management and the ACPI Tool
Understand Mass Storage