Course Objective
Features | Installation | Deployment
        Explore features of Ubuntu Linux
        Obtain and confirm sources
        Perform Desktop installation
        Explore Unity Interface
        Execute Server installation
        Use Live System to debug startup issues
    
Post-Installation Initialization and Exploration
        Explore Boot-INIT sequences
        Discuss System V Runlevels
        Peruse Upstart Environment
        Use Rescue Mode to address boot problems
        Evaluate results
        Demonstrate usage of the following useful commands & concepts
    
Basic Linux | Unix Commands
        ls, pwd, cd, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, whoami
        alias, cat, file, chmod, chown, history
        STDIN | STDOUT, UNIX Pipes, Redirection, Command Chaining
        ps, df, top
        less & more, head & tail, find, which & whereis, w, who
        tar, gzip, bzip2
        Checksums
        SUDO Implementation and Usage

Network Retrieval Clients
        Enumerate imporant clients
        Use WGET | Curl | LFTP to retrieve content
        Compare and Contrast clients
        Evaluate as needed

PROC File System | LSOF
        Explore various components of PROC FS
        Correlate PROC entries to settings
        Explain the role of 'lsof'
        Use lsof to identify various resources
    
Secure Clients
        Discuss available framework
        Obtain terminal access with SSH
        Non-interactively transport content with SCP
        Interactively move content with SFTP
        Enable password-less AUTH for SSH clients
    
File Permissions | User Management
        Cover standard Linux | Unix permissions
        Implement SETGID for common purposes
        Alter permissions as needed
        Peruse user-management tools
        Provision users | groups as needed
    
Network Configuration Management
        Identify key management tools
        Expose current configuration
        Update configuration to suit needs
        Provision IP aliases accordingly
    
Storage Management
        Explore current storage configuration
        Provision additional storage as needed
        Allocate SWAP as needed
        Logical Volume Management Provisioning
        Manage LVM volumes
        Extend LVM volume groups & volumes
        Implement reserve storage with LVM
        Evaluate results
    
Package Management
        Identify key APT features
        Discuss alternative package management facilities
        Peruse various installed packages of interest
        Update current packages
    
Screen Usage
        Discuss applicability
        Launch screen with various terminals
        Simulate process persistence requirements
        Attach | Detach as needed
        Share screens with various clients

RSYNC Usage
        Highlight content synchronization features
        Synchronize content across systems
        Vary content synchronization algorithms
        Compress content synchronization routines
        Synchronize local content

SYSLOG Configuration
        Explore default configuration
        Discuss Syslog semantics
        Log remote network device information
        Discuss log rotation facility
        Explore key logs
    
Cron Scheduler
        Peruse default configuration
        Implement user-wide entry
        Consult schedule entries and compare accordingly
    
DNS Implementation
        Discuss features and benefits
        Implement DNS Caching-Only services
        Explore default configuration
        Resolve recursively as needed
        Setup Primary DNS zone with appropriate IPv4 | IPv6 entries
        Provision reverse zone information as needed
    
Apache Web Services
        Identify key Apache features
        Explore default environment
        Peruse Apache Logs configuration
        Provision IP-based Virtual Hosts
        Provision Name-based Virtual Hosts
        Test Virtual Host connectivity
        Segregate logs as needed
    
MySQL Introduction
        Explore default configuration
        Identify key binaries and configuration files
        Use Terminal Monitor to interact with DBMS Engine
        Discuss other key binaries and purposes
        Generate simple entries

Apache SSL Configuration
        Identify key Files and Tools
        Invoke default SSL configuration and evaluate
        Generate certificates for default instance
        Generate certs for virtual hosts and apply
        Test secure connectivity
    
FTP Server with Secure Configuration
        Install VSFTPD Server
        Evaluate default configuration
        Enable Secure Services in hybrid mode
        Connect accordingly and test clear and secure services
        Impose secure connectivity requirement
    
Network Reconnaissance
        Install NMap Utility
        Explore footprint
        Perform local reconnaissance and evaluate
        Scan select targets and identify areas of improvement
        Evaluate results


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