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Linux Fundamentals

Part of the DevOps Roadmap

In short

The dominant operating system for servers and cloud infrastructure — understanding its architecture, distributions, and basic philosophy ('everything is a file') is foundational for nearly everything else in DevOps.

How to learn this

  1. 1Set up a Linux environment (a VM, WSL, or a cloud free-tier instance) to practice hands-on.
  2. 2Learn the difference between major distributions (Ubuntu, CentOS/RHEL, Debian) at a high level.
  3. 3Practice basic commands daily until navigating a terminal feels natural, not intimidating.

More topics at this stop

File System NavigationFile Permissions & OwnershipProcess ManagementPackage Managers (apt, yum)Shell Scripting Basics (Bash)Text Processing (grep, sed, awk)System Logs & journalctlCron Jobs & SchedulingSSH & Remote Accesssystemd & Service Management

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