The Operating Systems Fundamentals course provides a comprehensive introduction to Linux and equips you with a foundation in this widely used open-source operating system. You will learn about various Linux distributions and the concept of Copyleft, gaining valuable knowledge on different system configurations.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
● Understand and use shell commands to extract basic system information and seek help from the operating system
● Mange Linux file systems, manage disks and directories, work with absolute and relative paths, and organize, backup, and restore files effectively
● Work with text files from the shell and employ expressions to search files and directories
● Apply security principles to set permissions and ownership
● Mange jobs, processes, the boot process, and also system settings including SELinux
In addition, you will acquire hands-on experience on how to build your own Linux machine using virtualization, which they will use for all the lab assignments given throughout the course.
You’ll complete a capstone project, showcasing the skills you have learned throughout the course.
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Operating System Administration
Beginner·Course·30 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Sep 16, 2024
I learned a lot from this. Hope their are more of this free courses to help students
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 21, 2023
Great course! Learn't a lot!! Shadow Farrell is a great instructor. Thank You.
5.0
·Reviewed May 13, 2025
The best course for Network and system engineering
4.0
·Reviewed Jan 17, 2026
I did a good job attempting all parts of the assignment and showing my understanding of basic command-line concepts. Its clear that I know how to navigate the system and create files.
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Michel
4.0
·Reviewed Sep 4, 2023
The course relies heavily on text. There must be a way to use slides with drawings to convey key ideas. Even books on Linux have images. But the labs and the capstone project make up for it. The coverage is great for a single course. The instructor does a fantastic job, but I noticed that I enjoy specializations with a different instructor for each course. As always on Coursera, the forum is a ghost town. Well, there are the posts of persons begging for work review. The peer-grading system can be a curse.
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Ian
2.0
·Reviewed Nov 28, 2023
Mandatory peer-graded assignments at the end each of the Akamai Professional Certificates completely ruin them. I award an extra star because the rest of the materials and exams are even better than Google's, but mandatory peer-graded assignments leave students waiting indefinitely for other students to review and grade them or open to unfair reviews and grades. This shouldn't be allowed here or anywhere else. What's the point of paying and studying for a certificate program you can't finish because your uploaded assignments are being ignored or trolled?
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mahesh
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 22, 2023
Great course! Learn't a lot!! Shadow Farrell is a great instructor. Thank You.
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Marcos
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 3, 2024
Operating Systems Fundamentals is an outstanding course. The content is well-structured and comprehensive, providing a deep understanding of the core concepts. The instructor’s expertise shines through in the clear explanations and relevant examples. The course materials, including lectures and assignments, are thoughtfully designed to enhance learning. This course has significantly improved my knowledge of operating systems. Highly recommended for anyone interested in computer science.
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Josue
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 16, 2024
This was a good review for me. I worked on Unix in the 80's 90's for AT&T. But since all of our interfaces are app and gui related, the vi scripts and other features i did not have to use. Most of the scripting was done on the online tools using browsers, mini apps etc. Thanks for the course. Very thorough and comprehensive and a very good refresher for me.
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Jose
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 6, 2023
Personalmente no había tenido contacto alguno con Linux y fue de sumo aprendizaje todo el contenido de este curso.
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Cordero,
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 14, 2025
I really enjoy the whole course, it gives me an integrated insight about Ubuntu-Linux administration!
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Rodrigo
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 21, 2026
Enjoyed this course, I've never used Linux before and this made it very practical too.
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Rohit
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 17, 2024
I learned a lot from this. Hope their are more of this free courses to help students
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Soufiane
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 9, 2025
it's really a helpful course that open the doors of linux to you
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Dennis
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 6, 2023
Excelent delivered by Trainer Shad. He is a fine man!
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Agata
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 18, 2023
Very good course. Easy provided. It was fun to learn.
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Georgios
5.0
·Reviewed May 14, 2025
The best course for Network and system engineering
