Learn Linux
Never fear a Linux terminal again. Learn how to use the command line to navigate a unix-like filesystem and automate developer tasks.
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Lane Wagner
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
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What will you learn?
So many developers go years before understanding the basics of shells, terminals, and Linux (or more generally Unix-like systems). Here you'll learn to navigate files and directories, install dependencies, configure your PATH, and use powerful CLI tools like grep, find, and pipes. Never fear the command line again, make it fear you.
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It's idiot proof, and I have the proof
James Halliday
United Kingdom
I feel like I've taken my first steps into the unknown. It's simple and contains the basics, but if you're a newbie like me, it'll definitely set off a few lightbulbs in your head.
James McLaughlin
United Kingdom
It helped although sometimes the dual instructions for linux and windows and macOS get a little confusing.
Michael Styles
United States
Great introduction to Linux. Very straight forward, easy to understand!
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ingemar von zweigbergk
Sweden
I had been using Linux on my daily laptop for ~6 months prior to taking this course, and I still learned a lot.
Jake McCoy
United States
The course is quite good at quickly getting you used to navigating the file system in Ubuntu. Getting around the directory, making files, editing files, reading files, managing permissions and downloads. All handled very well
Lindsay Lander
Singapore
Very enjoyable and easy to follow. Great starting point !!
S Sisko
Australia
Very good course that covers all the basics for Linux. Wish it was a little more in depth but it's a good start.
Dor Lores
Brazil
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