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DevOps Deep Dive Linux

The document outlines essential Linux topics to learn before diving into DevOps, including process management, networking, file structure manipulation, and file permissions. It emphasizes the importance of mastering commands for system monitoring, service management, SSH configuration, and basic shell scripting. The document encourages continuous learning of Linux skills while working in DevOps.

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DevOps Deep Dive Linux

The document outlines essential Linux topics to learn before diving into DevOps, including process management, networking, file structure manipulation, and file permissions. It emphasizes the importance of mastering commands for system monitoring, service management, SSH configuration, and basic shell scripting. The document encourages continuous learning of Linux skills while working in DevOps.

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Everyone tells you to learn Linux before DevOps, but no one tells you what specific parts of

Linux to focus on.

👉 Linux topics to learn before other DevOps tools:

🔺 Process Management: Check running processes, their CPU and memory utilization using
commands like ps, top, htop, and kill. View process hierarchy with pstree to understand
parent-child relationships

🔺Networking: Master commands to check network interfaces (ifconfig, ip), firewall


configuration (iptables, ufw), used ports (netstat, ss), and general connectivity (ping,
traceroute, dig)

🔺File Structure Manipulation: Get comfortable with file/directory creation, copying/moving


data, navigating directory trees, and understanding absolute vs. relative paths (mkdir, cp, mv,
cd, pwd)

🔺File Permissions & Ownership: Learn to manage who can read, write, or execute files using
chmod, chown, and chgrp. Understand numeric and symbolic permission notation (755, u+x)

🔺File System Usage: Learn commands like df (disk free space), du (disk usage), and related
tools to monitor storage

🔺Search & Filter: Practice finding files with various parameters (find), searching patterns in
files (grep, sed), and filtering data outputs (cut, awk, sort)

🔺Package Management: Understand how to install/uninstall packages using package


managers like apt, yum, or dnf

🔺System Configuration: Learn about system information commands, startup scripts, profile
files (.bashrc, .profile), and how to create useful aliases

🔺System Monitoring: Master commands to check system load (uptime), CPU and memory
usage (free, vmstat, sar), and swap utilization (swapon --show)

🔺Service Management: Get familiar with both systemctl commands (systemctl


start/stop/restart/status) and legacy service commands for managing system services

🔺SSH Configuration: Learn to set up secure remote connections, configure SSH keys, and
customize settings in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

🔺Basic Shell Scripting: Learn how to automate routine tasks with bash scripts, including
variables, loops, conditionals, and functions

🔺System Information: Use commands like uname to get kernel information, architecture
details, and other system specifics

Remember, you'll always pick up additional Linux skills while working in DevOps.

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