CompTIA Linux+ Certificaiton Training Course
Length
5 days / 5 weeks
Price
$2399
Days
Mon - Fri
Why Choose This Course
CompTIA Linux+ is a vendor‑neutral certification focused on practical Linux administration skills used across cloud, data centre and security operations. This instructor‑led course covers installation and configuration, managing system services, users and software, securing systems, and troubleshooting day‑to‑day issues across common distributions. Training is aligned to the current CompTIA Linux+ exam so you learn with exam‑relevant tasks while building capability you can apply at work.
Linux is widely used to power servers, containers and cloud workloads in Australia. The course emphasises hands‑on labs: using the shell and package managers, configuring networking and storage, implementing firewalls and access controls, working with containers, and diagnosing performance and boot issues. You will also practise automation with scripting to streamline routine operations and support consistent environments.
Designed for professionals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth, the course supports roles such as Linux administrator, support engineer, and junior DevOps or cloud operations. The outcome is clear, exam‑aligned knowledge with practical confidence for production environments, delivered without hype. A certificate of course attendance is included.
Prerequisites
- There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Exam
- Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s).
- CompTIA Linux+ exam (XK0‑006)
Books
- CompTIA Linux+ course material included.
Delivery
- Live virtual online training attend in real-time from anywhere
Skills Gained
- Install and configure popular Linux distributions for server use
- Manage users, groups, privileges and authentication
- Configure system services with systemd, timers and logging
- Administer storage: partitions, LVM, RAID and filesystems
- Perform backups and restores with common Linux tools
- Configure networking: interfaces, DNS client, routing and NTP
- Implement host firewalls and basic network security policies
- Apply system hardening, permissions, sudo and SSH best practice
- Understand SELinux and AppArmor concepts and basic troubleshooting
- Maintain software with APT, DNF or Zypper and secure repositories
- Write and troubleshoot Bash scripts for automation
- Use basic Python where appropriate for admin tasks
- Use Git for version control of configs and scripts
- Work with containers, images and simple container networks
- Understand virtualisation concepts and disk images
- Monitor and tune performance for CPU, memory, I O and processes
- Troubleshoot boot issues, service failures and resource bottlenecks
- Use logs and journal analysis to investigate problems
- Apply a structured troubleshooting methodology
- Prepare effectively for the CompTIA Linux+ exam
Audience
- Early‑career Linux administrators and IT support professionals
- Service desk or network technicians seeking Linux platform skills
- Junior cloud, DevOps or security practitioners who need Linux fundamentals
- Developers and testers working with Linux‑based environments
Course Schedule & Pricing
Choose the schedule that fits your life — all options include full course materials & certification support
Full-time immersion for rapid certification readiness.
Balance your career while you upgrade your skills.
Maximum flexibility for busy working professionals.
Outline
- Linux administration fundamentals and command‑line operations
- Filesystem hierarchy, permissions, ACLs, setuid, setgid and sticky bit
- Users, groups, sudoers and PAM basics
- Package management with APT, DNF YUM and Zypper; repositories and keys
- System initialisation and service control with systemd
- Journald logging, log rotation and practical log analysis
- Storage configuration: partitions, LVM, RAID levels and mounting
- Filesystem tools: mkfs, fsck, tune utilities, XFS tools and quotas
- Backup and recovery with tar, rsync and compression strategies
- Networking essentials: interfaces, addressing, DNS client and routing
- Time services and name resolution basics for servers
- Host firewalls using iptables, nftables or UFW
- Remote administration and SSH key management
- Security hardening: password policies, account controls and auditing
- SELinux and AppArmor modes, contexts and common fixes
- Web, database and common service configuration at a basic level
- Bash scripting: variables, loops, functions and error handling
- Introductory Python for administration tasks
- Version control workflows with Git in operations
- Containers: runtimes, images, registries and simple networking
- Virtualisation fundamentals and working with disk images
- Monitoring with top, vmstat, iostat, sar and journal queries
- Performance tuning and baseline creation
- Troubleshooting methodology for boot, storage, network and services
- Focus areas for exam preparation and practice planning
Terms & Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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Our Partnership
Reliable certification testing is vital for validating professional skills in today’s tech-driven world. As a Pearson VUE Authorised Centre, we provide a secure environment for globally recognised IT exams. This partnership ensures convenient access to certifications with the highest standards of integrity and accuracy.
$104,589
Average advertised salary for Systems Administrator roles in Australia (ICT).
$128,573
Average base salary for a Linux Administrator in Melbourne.
59.9%
Websites using Linux (of sites where OS is known).
+27%
IT sector net employment outlook in Australia (Q1 2025).
5 days | $4,114
Typical instructor‑led Linux+ delivery and price from an AU provider.
12 months
Recommended hands‑on Linux experience before attempting the exam.
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