
CompTIA Linux+ (v8)
Exam XK0-006 CompTIA Intermediate
Linux administration to a professional standard — the platform most security tooling and most servers run on.
The path
Step 1 — Learn Linux administration
The full Linux+ syllabus.
1 course
Learn
- CourseTotal: CompTIA Linux+ v8 🔒 StationX Unlimited
16 sections · 84 lectures
- Training Overview 1
- New section 0
- About the CompTIA Linux+ Exam 4
- Introduction and Linux Foundations 11
- Managing Hardware, Storage, and Filesystems 7
- Networking and the Linux Shell 8
- Virtualization and Backup 5
- User and Service Management 8
- systemd and Containers 5
- Linux Security and Hardening 10
- Advanced Security and Compliance 8
- Automation, Scripting 7
- Troubleshooting 9
- Audio Version of the Course 1
- Flashcards 0
- New section 0
Free resources
Step 2 — Live in the shell
Command line fluency, scripting and system management.
50 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in Total: CompTIA Linux+ v8 — command line and scripting sections 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- Labs+Linux Command Line Introduction — 18 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Backup and Restore Files with CPIO in Linux [Guided]
- Backup and Restore Files with Tar in Linux [Guided]
- Can You Create Files from Parts of Other Files? [Advanced]
- Can You Extract, Label, and Organize Data? [Expert]
- Can You Manage Directories and Files in Linux? [Advanced]
- Can You Navigate and Search in a Manpage? [Advanced]
- Can You Use the Grep and Sort Commands Together? [Advanced]
- Can You use Find and Locate to Search for Files in Linux? [Advanced]
- Configure Links in Linux [Guided]
- Configure Standard Permissions in Linux [Guided]
- Configure the Display of a File [Guided]
- Display Manpage Information by Using Sections [Guided]
- Edit Text Files in Linux [Guided]
- Getting Started with Linux Command Line Fundamentals [Getting Started]
- Manage Storage in Linux [Guided]
- Search Linux Manpages by Using the Command Line [Guided]
- Search for Files by Using Wildcards [Guided]
- Sort Files [Guided]
- Labs+Linux System Administration — 19 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Assign Environment and Shell Variables in Linux [Guided]
- Automate Administration Tasks by Using Linux Shell Scripts [Guided]
- Can You Configure Advanced Permissions in Linux? [Expert]
- Can You Configure Kickstart Installations in Linux? [Advanced]
- Can You Configure a Yum Repository in Linux? [Advanced]
- Can You Create a Scheduled Linux Backup Script? [Advanced]
- Can You Manipulate Data and Create a Shell Script in Linux ? [Expert]
- Can You Perform Command-Line Tasks by Using Shell Operators and a Shell Script? [Advanced]
- Can You Perform a Network Vulnerability Assessment by Using Nmap? [Advanced]
- Can You Use Linux Command-Line Tools to Simplify Administration Tasks? [Advanced]
- Control Data Streams in Linux [Guided]
- Create and Manage Linux Users and Groups [Guided]
- Edit Data by Using Linux Command-Line Tools [Guided]
- Getting Started with Linux System Administration Tasks [Getting Started]
- Manage Services in Linux [Guided]
- Perform Conditional Decision Making in a Linux Shell Script [Guided]
- Perform Linux Command-Line Operations by Using Boolean and Arithmetic Operators [Guided]
- Perform Linux Command-Line Operations by Using File Test and Relational Operators [Guided]
- Simplify Linux Administration Tasks by Using Xargs [Guided]
- Labs+Linux Administration Introduction — 13 labs 🔒 StationX Labs+
- Can You Automate Administrative Tasks in Linux Using Cron and Scripting? [Advanced]
- Can You Configure Linux Time Sources? [Advanced]
- Can You Manage Processes in Linux? [Advanced]
- Configure an Alias in Linux [Guided]
- Configure and Manage Linux Print Queues and Jobs [Guided]
- Configure and Use GUI Administration Tools in Linux [Guided]
- Distribution Installation in Linux [Guided]
- Getting Started with Linux Administration [Getting Started]
- Manage Software with RPM and APT in Linux [Guided]
- Manage Software with Yum in Linux [Guided]
- Obtain Root Credentials in Linux [Guided]
- Reset the Root Password in Linux [Guided]
- Vim Fundamentals in Linux [Guided]
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Step 3 — Secure and harden it
Turn a default install into a defensible one.
20 labs
Learn
- CourseCovered in Total: CompTIA Linux+ v8 — security and hardening sections 🔒 StationX Unlimited
Practise
- LabsLinux Security & Hardening — 15 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
- Physical Security
- SETUID
- Securing Linux - Advanced IPTables
- Securing Linux - App Armor
- Securing Linux - Basic Restrictions
- Securing Linux - Capabilities and ACLs
- Securing Linux - Centralized Authentication
- Securing Linux - Encryption
- Securing Linux - Firewalls
- Securing Linux - Monitoring with SecurityOnion
- Securing Linux - Network Intrusion Detection
- Securing Linux - Physical Security
- Securing Linux - SELinux
- Securing Linux - Secure Remote Access
- Securing Linux for System Administrators
- LabsLinux Security & Hardening Fundamentals — 5 labs 🔒 StationX Unlimited
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Before the exam
- FreeCompTIA Certification Cost Guide
- CourseLinux+ (V8) Practice Flashcards 🔒 StationX Unlimited
2 sections · 6 lectures
- CompTIA Linux+ V8 Practice Flashcards 5
- Next Steps and Certifications 1