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CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006)

Exam XK0-006 CompTIA Intermediate

Linux administration to a professional standard — the platform most security tooling and most servers run on.

4 courses · 25 sections · 204 lectures · 95 labs · ≈ 77 h of hands-on labs

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Exam domains

  • System Management — 23%
  • Services and User Management — 20%
  • Security — 18%
  • Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting — 17%
  • Troubleshooting — 22%

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Step 1 — Learn Linux administration

The full Linux+ syllabus.

1 course · 13 sections · 84 lectures

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Step 2 — Live in the shell

Command line fluency, scripting and system management.

1 course · 6 sections · 102 lectures · 31 labs

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Practise

Step 3 — Secure and harden it

Turn a default install into a defensible one.

20 labs

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  • CourseCovered in Total: CompTIA Linux+ v8 (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — security and hardening sections 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    13 sections · 84 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About the CompTIA Linux+ Exam 4
    3. Introduction and Linux Foundations 11
    4. Managing Hardware, Storage, and Filesystems 7
    5. Networking and the Linux Shell 8
    6. Virtualization and Backup 5
    7. User and Service Management 8
    8. systemd and Containers 5
    9. Linux Security and Hardening 10
    10. Advanced Security and Compliance 8
    11. Automation, Scripting 7
    12. Troubleshooting 9
    13. Audio Version of the Course 1

Step 4 — Automate and orchestrate

Script routine work, manage services with systemd, and run containers on Kubernetes.

32 labs

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  • CourseCovered in Total: CompTIA Linux+ v8 (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — systemd and Containers, and Automation, Scripting sections 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    13 sections · 84 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About the CompTIA Linux+ Exam 4
    3. Introduction and Linux Foundations 11
    4. Managing Hardware, Storage, and Filesystems 7
    5. Networking and the Linux Shell 8
    6. Virtualization and Backup 5
    7. User and Service Management 8
    8. systemd and Containers 5
    9. Linux Security and Hardening 10
    10. Advanced Security and Compliance 8
    11. Automation, Scripting 7
    12. Troubleshooting 9
    13. Audio Version of the Course 1

Practise

Step 5 — Troubleshoot Linux systems

Diagnose boot, storage, network and permission faults on a live system.

13 labs

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  • CourseCovered in Total: CompTIA Linux+ v8 (opens in a new tab)opens on courses.stationx.net — Troubleshooting section 🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)
    13 sections · 84 lectures
    1. Training Overview 1
    2. About the CompTIA Linux+ Exam 4
    3. Introduction and Linux Foundations 11
    4. Managing Hardware, Storage, and Filesystems 7
    5. Networking and the Linux Shell 8
    6. Virtualization and Backup 5
    7. User and Service Management 8
    8. systemd and Containers 5
    9. Linux Security and Hardening 10
    10. Advanced Security and Compliance 8
    11. Automation, Scripting 7
    12. Troubleshooting 9
    13. Audio Version of the Course 1

These labs mostly set up network services; dedicated troubleshooting labs are not available yet.

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