Grant McWilliams
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with Red Hat Linux, including software package choices and package management with DNF and RPM.
Discover how to efficiently manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with Red Hat Linux. In this course, learn about Linux software package choices—as well as how to manage packages using RPM and DNF, the next-generation version of Yum. Join computer...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with CentOS Linux. Learn about software package choices and managing packages with RPM and Yum.
Discover how to efficiently manage the thousands of installable pieces of software that come with CentOS Linux. In this course, learn about Linux software package choices—including Debian and RPM—and learn how to manage packages with RPM and Yum. Computer science instructor...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the essential commands for accessing and administering Linux from desktop environments, terminal emulators, shells, and remote command-line tools.
Do you want to find the most productive way to work in the most popular desktop environments, terminal emulators, and shells used to access and administer Linux systems, both locally and remotely? In this course, instructor Grant McWilliams covers key concepts and essential commands to boost...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Become a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). Learn how to create and mount NFS and Samba file shares—important topics from the RHCE certification exam.
Become a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). The RHCE certification demonstrates expert-level competence with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and is considered the benchmark for Linux administrators. This course covers objectives related to network filesystems and file sharing. Instructor Grant McWilliams...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Dive into the Linux directory structure using basic tools and command-line text editing. Learn how to query the operating system, identify directories, archive files, and more.
Managing the Linux operating system can be a complex task. In this course, instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams dives into the Linux directory structure and provides you with a primer on basic tools and command-line text editing. He covers querying the operating...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Review the basics of using Ansible modules for system administration and working with roles as you prepare for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (EX294) exam.
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is one of the top Linux certifications. And the main focus of the RHCE exam—IT automation using Ansible Engine—is a topic that's valuable for both aspiring RHCEs and anyone using Ansible Engine. In this course, the final installment in the Red Hat Certified...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to administer and manage users, user accounts, user groups, permissions, privileges, and access-related settings in Linux.
Linux servers often contain thousands of users and user files. It's easier to maintain users if they are contained in groups, but only if the limitations of groups are understood and managed properly. This course shows how to manage Linux users and groups using command line tools. Managing users includes creating, modifying,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create and work with Ansible playbooks as you study for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (EX294) exam.
Looking to earn the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RCHE) certification? In this course, the second installment in a three-part series, learn how to create and work with Ansible playbooks as you prepare to take—and ace—the RHCE (EX294) exam. Grant McWilliams shares tips for managing YAML files, explains how to work with variables to retrieve...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Prepare to ace LPIC-1 exam 102, version 5.0. This course covers all of the exam objectives, from shells and shell scripting to networking fundamentals.
Earning the LPIC-1 certification—a distribution-neutral Linux certification—shows potential employers that you have the real-world skills needed to excel as a Linux administrator. In this course, Grant McWilliams covers what you need to know to ace LPIC-1 exam 102, version 5.0. Grant reviews topics...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Gain a more thorough understanding of the shell and system processes to help you work faster and more efficiently in Linux.
In this course, gain a more thorough understanding of the shell and system processes to help you work faster and more efficiently in Linux. Follow computer science instructor and Linux enthusiast Grant McWilliams as he dives into Linux shells and their environments, and explains how to customize your shell. He discusses using...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam in this course on database configuration and management with MariaDB.
Study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This installment of the RHCE Cert Prep series covers database configuration and management with MariaDB. Instructor Grant McWilliams begins by reviewing database basics, walking through a MariaDB server install, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn to query the operating system and navigate the filesystem using command line tools. Also learn how to edit files with vim and nano text editors.
Did you know you can gather Linux system information directly, using basic command line tools? In this course, professor, developer, and Linux specialist Grant McWilliams guides you through the basics of getting information about the system and how to use directory structure tools effectively. Learn...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This course prepares you for the second half of the RHCSA exam. Learn how to manage users and groups, access Linux remotely, and configure local storage.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of the top enterprise Linux distributions, and the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) cert is highly sought after. This course helps you prepare for the second half of the RHCSA exam. First, instructor Grant McWilliams covers tasks related to users and...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to set up email with Postfix, the mail transport agent for Linux, and study for Postfix-related questions from the RHCE certification exam.
One third of all mail servers run on Postfix, the open-source mail transfer agent. As a Linux administrator, there's a good chance that you may be asked to set up, manage, or troubleshoot Postfix—and a 100% chance of encountering questions about Postfix on the RHCE certification exam. If you want...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Become a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). Study objectives from the RHCE certification exam related to iSCSI storage networking.
Become a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). The RHCE certification demonstrates expert-level competence with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and is considered the benchmark for Linux administrators. This course covers objectives related to iSCSI—the standard protocol for linking a storage area network (SAN) on Linux. Instructor...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Get a good overview of Linux, find out how to install Enterprise Linux 8 into a virtual machine, and then start learning how to use Linux as a desktop operating system.
Linux is a term that we are hearing more often lately, but what is it? In this course, instructor Grant McWilliams explains what Linux is and how it differs from other operating systems, then walks through how to install it to a virtual machine and use it. Grant tells you about Linux...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of the top enterprise Linux distributions, and the RHCSA cert is highly sought after. This course covers the first half of the exam.
Get prepared to pursue the sought-after Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification. This course walks you through the skills addressed in the first half of the RHCSA exam. Instructor Grant McWilliams introduces what you should know about the Red Hat EX200 certification,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Find the most productive way to work in Linux. Learn how to access a CentOS computer via desktop environments, terminal emulators, shells, and remote tools.
Find the most productive way to work in Linux. Linux: Desktops and Remote Access covers the most popular desktop environments, terminal emulators, and shells used to access and administer Linux systems, both locally and remotely. Instructor Grant McWilliams reviews GUI options such as KDE, GNOME,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Gain a thorough understanding of the shell and system processes to help you work faster and more efficiently in Linux.
While the Linux operating system works with a graphical desktop interface much like Windows or macOS, with Linux, most of the system administration is done in the shell. Using the command line in the shell gives you the power to do tasks that would be more difficult using other methods, so having a solid grasp on how to use the shell...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Study to pass the RHCE exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This course covers Linux kernel tuning for performance optimization, and remote logging.
The RHCE certification demonstrates expert-level competence with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. This course covers two of the key objectives of the certification exam: Linux kernel tuning for performance optimization and remote logging. Computer science instructor and Linux enthusiast...