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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot

      Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Embedded Systems, Linux, Linux Commands, Unix, Operating Systems, Shell Script, File Systems, OS Process Management, Build Tools, C and C++, Debugging, Electrical Engineering

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      134 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Linux Network Administration

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Network Troubleshooting, Linux, Network Administration, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Unix Commands, System Configuration, Virtualization, General Networking, Network Security, Virtual Environment

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, Linux Commands, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, NoSQL, Bash (Scripting Language), MongoDB, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Software Architecture, Development Environment, Cloud-Native Computing, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Grafana, Microservices, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      The Linux Foundation

      Linux Tools for Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), File Systems, Package and Software Management, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, Shell Script, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, Scripting, Software Development Tools, File Management, Unix, Program Development, Operating Systems, Java, C and C++, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      732 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: Processes & System Resource Management for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Unix, Linux Commands, Linux, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, Debugging, System Monitoring, DevOps, Resource Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      Linux on LinuxONE

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Virtualization, Data Storage, Cloud Applications, Application Performance Management, Security Controls, Mainframe Computing, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Relational Database Administrator

      Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, SQL, Database Administration, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Data Import/Export, Data Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      59K reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Managing Linux Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Servers, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, File Systems, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, User Provisioning, Systems Administration, Data Storage, System Configuration, Operating Systems, Network Administration, Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      171 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Linux and Bash for Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Linux Commands, Shell Script, Linux, Linux Administration, Unix Shell, File Management, Unix, Unix Commands, File Systems, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Scripting Languages, Remote Access Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      130 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Software Architecture, Development Environment, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Flask (Web Framework), Unit Testing, Version Control, File Management, Engineering Software, Unix Shell, Linux, Application Deployment, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      49K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Linux System Administration with IBM Power Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Linux Commands, Virtualization, Systems Administration, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, System Monitoring, Software Installation, System Configuration

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      130 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto Project

      Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Linux, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Operating Systems, Peripheral Devices, Build Tools, File Systems, Shell Script, C (Programming Language), Development Environment, Command-Line Interface, Data Structures

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux courses

    • Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Linux Network Administration: Packt
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Linux Tools for Developers: The Linux Foundation
    • Linux: Processes & System Resource Management for DevOps: Coursera Project Network
    • Linux on LinuxONE: IBM
    • IBM Relational Database Administrator: IBM
    • Managing Linux Systems: LearnQuest
    • Linux and Bash for Data Engineering: Duke University
    • Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals: IBM

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