By Nate Drake
The Linux Foundation offers a number of online courses via the edX platform including an Introduction to Linux. One very attractive feature of these courses is that they are free to take, although you can pay an additional fee of $99 (around £75) for a formal ‘certificate of completion’ if you wish.
The Introduction to Linux course has been prepared by Jerry Cooperstein, the Training Program Director for the Linux Foundation, and there’s even a short welcome message from the creator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds himself. So it’s safe to say you’re in good hands.
The course is designed to help people who have basic IT skills to become familiar with Linux, both using a graphical interface and from the command line.
As the course is offered via the edX platform, you’ll need to register a free account and confirm your email address before proceeding. Learning is self-paced as you progress through various chapters.
One of the benefits of registering an account is that your progress is recorded, meaning you can shut down your machine and resume exactly where you left off the following day.
The Linux Foundation cautions that the chapters are designed to build on one another, so you should read …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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