CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Training - OEM Certkit

CompTIA Linux+ validates the skills administrators need to secure the enterprise, power the cloud and keep systems running. The new certification ensures that IT professionals, software developers, cybersecurity engineers and penetration testers have these necessary skills to support today’s tech systems. This CertKit will prepare you to take the Linux+ Certification Exam (XK0-005).

Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, CompTIA A+: A Comprehensive Approach (Exams 220-1101 and 220-1102) is helpful but not required.

CertKit content:

E-learning courses:

• Describe history and features of Linux
• Manage files and directories
• Describe foundational concepts of documentation and troubleshooting
• Implement identity management
• Configure and execute remote connectivity for system management
• Analyze and troubleshoot user access and file permissions
• Apply the appropriate access controls
• Create simple shell scripts to automate common tasks
• Build and install software
• Manage software configurations
• Use the appropriate networking tools or configuration files
• Analyze and troubleshoot storage issues, central processing unit (CPU) and memory issues
• Configure and use the appropriate processes and services
• Use of security best practices in a Linux environment
• Use systemd to diagnose and resolve common problems with a Linux system
• Analyze and troubleshoot network resource issues
• Implement and configure firewalls
• Perform basic version control using Git and perform basic container operations

Who should attend:
This course is suited for those whose job role could be Linux Administrator, Junior Cloud Engineer, Junior DevOps Support Engineer, Technical Support Specialist, Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Web Administrator/Developer, Cybersecurity Engineer, Linux Engineer.

CertKit content:
• E-learning courses:

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Installation & File System Navigation

Course: 1 Hour, 44 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Overview
• Linux Distributions
• BIOS, UEFI, and the Linux Startup Process
• Linux Installation Sources
• Installing a Linux Server
• Installing a Linux Desktop
• Deploying a Cloud-based Linux Server
• Managing Linux Hardware
• Using Linux File System Navigation Commands
• Navigating the Linux File System
• Searching the Linux File System
• Filtering Data with Linux Commands
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Storage & File systems

Course: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Storage Concepts
• The Linux File System Hierarchy
• Linux Storage Command Line Management Tools
• Creating Linux File Systems
• Mounting Local Linux File Systems
• Mounting Remote Cloud-based File Systems
• Linux File System Hard and Soft Links
• Working With Hard and Soft Links
• Managing Linux File Systems
• RAID Disk Levels
• Configuring Software RAID in Linux
• Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM)
• Configuring LVM
• Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage
• Configuring a Linux-based iSCSI Initiator
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): File Systems & Permissions Management

Course: 41 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Standard Linux File System Permissions
• Managing Standard Linux File System Permissions
• Extended ACL File System Permissions
• Managing Extended ACL Linux File System Permissions
• Linux File Compression and Archiving Tools
• Managing Linux Compression and Archiving
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Network Connectivity

Course: 1 Hour, 3 Minutes

• Course Overview
• IP Addressing
• Common Linux Networking Commands
• Managing Linux Network Interfaces and IP Addressing
• Network Routing
• Configuring Linux Routing in the Linux OS
• Configuring Linux Routing in the Cloud
• Capturing and Analyzing Network Traffic Using tcpdump
• Capturing and Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark
• Sychronizing Files Between Hosts Using rsync
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Daemons & Processes

Course: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Processes and Daemons
• Managing Linux Startup and Shutdown
• Managing Linux Processes and Daemons
• Configure Linux Jobs
• Configuring Linux Daemon Startup Scripts
• Scheduling with Cron
• Managing Cron jobs
• Linux Logging Facilities
• Viewing Linux Logs
• Managing Linux Log Rotation
• Configuring Linux Log Forwarding With rsyslog
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Network Services

Course: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Deploying a Linux DHCP Server
• Managing DHCP Client Settings in Linux
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Deploying a Linux DNS server
• Configuring DNS in Linux
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Configuring Network Time Synchronization in Linux
• Configuring Secure Shell (SSH) in Linux
• Transferring Files Using SCP and SFTP
• Deploying an Apache Web Server
• Course Summary

ComTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Software Management

Course: 39 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Software Management
• Configuring the Linux Kernel
• Managing Linux Repositories and Updates with yum
• Using pacman to Manage Linux Repositories and Updates
• Utilizing apt to Manage Linux Repositories and Updates
• Building Linux Software from Source
• Course Summary

ComTIA Linux+ XK0-005: Shells, Variables, & Configuration Files

Course: 46 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Software Management
• Configuring the Linux Kernel
• Managing Linux Repositories and Updates with yum
• Using pacman to Manage Linux Repositories and Update
• Utilizing apt to Manage Linux Repositories and Updates
• Building Linux Software from Source
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Security Threats & Cryptography

Course: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Common Linux Security Threats
• The CIA Security Triad
• Cryptography
• Managing Linux File System Encryption
• Integrity
• Generating File System Hashes Using Linux
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• The PKI Certificate Lifecycle
• Deploying a Private Certificate Authority (CA)
• Acquiring PKI Certificates
• SSL and TLS
• Enabling an HTTPS Binding
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Authentication & Authorization

Course: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Authentication and Authorization
• Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
• Managing Linux User Accounts and Password Settings
• Creating and Managing Linux Groups
• Viewing and Managing Linux User Configuration Files
• Using sudo to Gain Elevated Privileges
• Linux Remote Management
• Secure Shell (SSH) Port Forwarding and Tunneling
• Configuring SSH Remote Management
• Installing and Configuring an LDAP Server
• Configuring LDAP Client Authentication
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Firewalls & Monitoring

Course: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Firewall Types
• Linux Firewall Solutions and IP Forwarding
• Configuring a Linux Firewall With iptables
• Configuring a Linux Firewall With UFW
• Proxy Servers
• Deploying the Squid Proxy Server
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention
• Configuring the Snort IDS
• Honeypots and Honeynets
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Securing Linux

Course: 53 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Hardening
• Managing Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot
• Setting Default File System Permissions with umask
• Scanning Linux Hosts for Open Ports
• Assessing Linux Security
• Disabling and Removing Unnecessary Components
• Configuring a Linux Reverse Shell
• Managing Advanced File System Permissions
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Managing SELinux

Course: 38 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
• Enabling SELinux on Ubuntu
• Configure SELinux
• Managing SELinux Users
• Managing the Apache Process and Files
• Exploring AppArmor
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Linux Shell Scripting with Bash

Course: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Linux Shell Scripts
• Shell Script Comparison, Piping, and Redirection Operators
• Shell Script Looping Constructs
• Managing Linux Environment and Shell Script Variables
• Writing and Running a Simple Shell Script
• Deploying a Shell Script to AWS Virtual Machines
• Parameterizing Shell Scripts
• Working With Array Variables
• Creating a Shell Script Function
• Writing and Running a Backup Shell Script
• Scheduling a Backup Shell Script
• Writing and Running a "For" Looping Shell Script
• Writing and Running a "While" Looping Shell Script
• Troubleshooting Shell Scripts
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Application Containers

Course: 1 Hour, 19 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Application Containers
• Installing Docker on Linux
• Using the Docker CLI
• Configuring a Container Overlay Network
• Managing Application Containers Using Docker
• Creating and Using a Cloud-based Container Registry
• Dockerfiles
• Working with Dockerfiles
• Kubernetes Container Orchestration
• Deploying a Cloud-based Kubernetes Cluster
• Managing Kubernetes With kubectl
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Solving CPU, Memory, Boot, & Performance Issues

Course: 58 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Troubleshooting Methodology
• CPU and Memory Troubleshooting
• Viewing Memory Performance
• Viewing CPU Performance
• Managing Linux Process CPU Time
• Troubleshooting Linux Boot Problems
• Vertically Scaling Linux for Performance
• Scaling Linux Horizontally with Load Balancing
• Course Summary

CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Solving Storage & Network Problems

Course: 44 Minutes

• Course Overview
• Storage and Network Hardware Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Storage and Network Hardware
• Resizing Partitions and Filesystems
• Managing Linux Swap Space
• Troubleshooting OS Network Configuration Issues
• Troubleshooting the Apache Web Server
• Course Summary

MeasureUp Exam simulation

• 210+ questions

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Practice Labs - Virtual Labs (option)

After completion of these Labs, you will have gained hands-on experience in managing, configuring
and maintaining Linux operating systems. By completing the modules, you will improve your
practical skills in configuring, maintaining and securing a Linux operating system. These same
modules will help you understand the objectives and competencies required by the CompTIA
Linux+ certification exam (XK0-005). This Practice Lab focuses on the practical aspects of the
exam objectives to provide hands-on experience for preparation for the exam. No prior hands-on
experience is required to use or complete this Practice Lab. However, we assume that you know
how to use a computer and that you are familiar with basic networking technologies and operating
system management.