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Pearson Linux XK0-004 Cert Guide

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1

Introduction

  • Goals and Methods
  • The Linux+ Domains and Objectives
  • How This Course Maps to the Exam Objectives
  • What’s New?
  • Who Should Read This Course?
  • Strategies for Exam Preparation
2

Installing Linux

  • Hardware and Linux Installation
  • Summary
3

Package Installation and Management

  • Software in a Linux System
  • Installing Software from Source
  • Packages and Package Managers
  • RPM and YUM Package Management
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
4

Virtualization

  • What Is Virtualization?
  • Types of Virtualization/Hypervisors
  • Bootstrapping VMs
  • Template Formats
  • Virtualization Storage
  • Networking Considerations
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
5

The Boot Process

  • The Linux Boot Process
  • Boot Loaders and Files
  • When Kernels Panic
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
6

Managing System Services

  • systemd
  • Down Memory Lane with SysVinit
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
7

System Performance

  • Managing Processes
  • Sending Signals to Processes
  • Job Control
  • Managing Process Priorities
  • Leaving Programs Running After Logout
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
8

File Manipulation

  • File and Directory Operations
  • Working with Input/Output Streams
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
9

File Processing

  • Reading File Contents
  • Filters
  • A Tour of the vim Editor
  • nano, nano
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
10

File Permissions and Escalation

  • Working with Permissions
  • Manipulating Permissions
  • Special File Permissions
  • Finding Files by Permission
  • Access Control Lists
  • Understanding Permission Problems
  • Default Permissions
  • Changing User Ownership
  • Changing Group Ownership
  • User Privilege Escalation
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
11

SELinux and AppArmor

  • SELinux Configurations
  • SELinux Contexts
  • AppArmor
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
12

File Compression and Storage

  • Archive and Restore Utilities
  • Compression Tools
  • Backing Up Is Hard to Do
  • Off-Site/Off-System Storage
  • Integrity Checks
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
13

User and Group Management

  • User Account Fundamentals
  • Group Accounts
  • Adding Users and Groups
  • Modifying Users and Groups
  • Removing Users and Groups
  • The Shadow Suite
  • Changing Passwords
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
14

Account Security

  • Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAMs)
  • Secure Shell
  • Terminals PTY/TTY
  • Public Key Infrastructure
  • Using TCP Wrappers for Securing Services
  • Virtual Private Network (VPN) Clients
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
15

Logging Services

  • System Logging
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
16

Linux Devices

  • Understanding Linux Hardware
  • Managing Printers and Printing
  • Linux Graphical User Interfaces
  • Accessibility Options
  • Remote Desktop
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
17

Hardware Troubleshooting

  • Storage Monitoring and Configuration
  • CPU Monitoring and Configuration
  • Memory Monitoring and Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Additional Hardware Issues
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
18

Kernel Modules

  • Understanding Kernel Modules
  • Managing Kernel Modules
  • The modprobe Command
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
19

Storage Concepts

  • Basic Partitions
  • Filesystem Hierarchy
  • Device Mapper
  • Filesystem Types
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
20

Storage Configuration

  • Disk Partitioning Tools
  • Managing LVM
  • Managing Software RAID
  • Creating Filesystems
  • Advanced Filesystem Commands
  • Mounting and Unmounting
  • Space Utilization
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
21

Network Configuration

  • Conceptual Overview of Networking
  • Managing Interfaces
  • Network Configuration Utilities
  • Bonding
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
22

Network Troubleshooting

  • Key Network Troubleshooting Concepts
  • Network Troubleshooting Tools
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
23

Linux Firewalls

  • The iptables Command
  • Additional Firewall Technologies
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
24

Orchestration

  • Automation and Orchestration
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
25

Automate Tasks

  • Job Control
  • Leaving Programs Running After Logout
  • The cron System
  • Running ad hoc Jobs
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
26

Manage Localization

  • Time Zones
  • Character Encoding
  • Representing Locales
  • Review All Key Topics
27

BASH Scripting Essentials

  • Basics of Scripting
  • Shell Script Commands
  • Review All Key Topics
28

Git

  • Version Control Concepts
  • Git Concepts and Features
  • Handling Branches
  • Executing Diffs
  • Merging Files
  • Review All Key Topics
29

Server Roles

  • Server Types
  • Server Features
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics
30

Security Best Practices

  • Host Security Best Practices
  • Authentication Security Best Practices
  • Service Security Best Practices
  • Banners
  • Summary
  • Review All Key Topics

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