The course objective is to teach the student to perform basic Linux tasks from the command-line then quickly move into system-wide administration tasks. Students will learn to manage local users and the membership of groups. Students will be able to manage files and directories through the application of proper permissions and ownership. Students will allocate and create storage and overlay an appropriate file systems for users. Students will learn to manage system components such as networking interfaces and peripheral devices. Student will expand their knowledge of TCP/IP networking and use it to help manage local networking components. Each student will manage software bundles and package on a variety of Linux distributions and will understand software dependencies. Students will learn to understand system automation by writing simple Bash shell scripts. Student will know how to install a Linux distribution.