What Are the Best Online Courses to Learn Linux (Basics to Advanced)?

Posted by Soft_Humor_9135@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 33 comments

Hey folks! 👋

I’m looking to learn Linux (both basics and advanced stuff) and really want to get some actual hands-on knowledge. Are there any online courses or resources you’d recommend that provide solid, practical learning?

Also, if you’re working in a Linux-related field, I’d love to hear about your learning pathways or any guidance you have for someone starting out.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions and tips! 😊

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ToastySauze@reddit

LinuxJourney

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StichesWantToPlay@reddit

hello, i noticed that linuxjourney is German is not fully translated

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ToastySauze@reddit

Damn, y'all Germans have been spoiled with being one of the first languages things are translated to :(

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Comprehensive_End65@reddit

I'm using kodekloud, tryhackme and YouTube

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marlborocomun@reddit

The best way to learn IMO is to daily drive a Linux distro, if you know nothing about Linux you will break the system in the short term and figuring out how to fix it you will learn how it works

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aqjo@reddit

https://youtube.com/@learnlinuxtv?si=LPC7hucB54Kq9l4q

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Mejinks@reddit

Scroll down to the bottom of this page and read the PDF's offered

https://learning.lpi.org/en/

Perhaps also have a read of this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/8wvowf/update_on_uiconrad_list_for_2018/

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pilot0904@reddit

Google AI Studio

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Toby-4rr4n@reddit

Best is to install and use as only os for all your daily tasks, to keep it alive and start doing stuff. Forget all the courses and certifications, only hands on you get is if you actually do hands on

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Unusual_Ad2238@reddit

Look for: Pearson - Linux Under the Hood, 2nd Edition

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maqbeq@reddit

I would suggest you "the Linux command line" book by William Shotts. It's available printed or you can read it online for free, from the author's website[1].
The same author has a second part of that book called "adventures with the Linux command line".
[1] books

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nobody32767@reddit

Read a book

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intulor@reddit

Well, there's the "download, install, and run a distro" course. It's free, requires no registration, and allows you to learn anything you want if you're willing to do the work, rather than looking for handouts :p

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Ok-Selection-2227@reddit

100% agree. That's the only way.

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pedanticreationgrace@reddit

This class has youtube videos: https://stevens.netmeister.org/631/ https://www.youtube.com/@cs631apue/playlists
It's called "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment" and for the advanced side of things it is superb.

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jadijadi@reddit

For more advanced and formal curriculum, you can follow my totally free LPIC1 based lessons at https://linux1st.com/archives.html

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joetacos@reddit

I still think solid, practical learning still comes from physical books. You can easliy find free pdfs of any computer book but nothing beats a physical book. Comptia has certifications A+, Network+, Linux+, Security+. That Security+ will open alot of jobs. The Linux Bible or The Linux Command Line are great books.

Learn Fedora, Kali, and play around with Arch.

What do you want Linux to do? I like working with Drupal. It's an excellent CMS to create websites.

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Repulsive_Spend_7155@reddit

NixOS is good to learn for career purposes. I wouldn’t bother with arch unless you just want a toy that may break your hardware.

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FrostyDiscipline7558@reddit

For career, learn RHEL and Ubuntu.

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FrostyDiscipline7558@reddit

Your local library. Books are the best!

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gabriel_3@reddit

r/linuxupskillchallenge

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11177645@reddit

r/linuxquestions is good too

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FrederikSchack@reddit

I personally just learnt about another thing here on this forum, it´s called Warp Terminal, I haven´t used it myself yet, because I only use CLI and not a graphical user interface, but it looks awsome.

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FrederikSchack@reddit

I know that I might get into a firestorm in this community, but use ChatGPT, I find it very helpful when I need to solve problems.

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Fishtotem@reddit

What do you mean by "learning linux"? To use it as daily driver just as you do windows? Or to actually develop or manage systems? If it is the first just pick a beginner friendly distro like linuxmint or pop os, install and search online, there are plenty of resources out there, from YouTube videos (learn linux Tv is a great channel) online courses on udemy, khan academy or coursera, can help you out, or blogs/websites like Linuxhandbook will teach you what you need. If you mean the second option (develop/manage Linux systems) I'd say on top of the above get some books on the subject and delve deeper into the websites and blogs, including the arch wiki and Linux from scratch (lfs)

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kansetsupanikku@reddit

Okay, so before approaching Linux exactly, some preliminary knowledge about C and OS development would be crucial. But since you are "basic" in Linux, I would assume you have it.

So the next step is to delve into resources from https://docs.kernel.org/

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ThoughtEconomy8659@reddit

The best advice I'd give is to just use it and learn over time by yourself with practical experiences, troubleshooting and trying out new things. No course can cover everything. There's new things and problems coming out quite regularly and sometimes, the fixes or workarounds mentioned in the courses or books become invalid. Not to mention there are many that still work albeit being 10 years or old or so.

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el_secondo@reddit

Pwn college has some exercises for various Linux commands

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bbbazigar@reddit

for basic terminal navigation and commands i'd recommend over the wire bandit. it's v fun.

rest you just learn stuff by doing it a lot.

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kuasha48@reddit

You can check out my blog here: https://azimstech.com/linux-command-line-basic-to-expert-part-1/ I will continue this blog as much as I can. This is the first part. The next part is coming within a day or two. Everyone, please check it out, and I look forward to suggestions from experts. If there are any mistakes, please point them out.
I hope this will help you. Thank you!"

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