CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005)

Introduction to the CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005) Certification

by Andrew Mallett
29m
Jul 15, 2022

CompTIA Linux+: System Management

by Andrew Mallett
6h 49m
Jul 15, 2022

Linux+ System Management: Manage Files

by Stefan Nychka
2h 20m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ System Management: Manage Advanced Linux Filesystems

by Sean Wilkins
1h 30m
Jul 30, 2025

Linux+ System Management: Manage Linux Services

by Michael Jenkins
1h 35m
Jul 30, 2025

Linux+ System Management: Manage the Linux Boot Process

by Sean Wilkins
2h 5m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ System Management: Manage Network Configuration

by Stephen Wenn
1h
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ System Management: Manage Software

by Wes Novack
1h 5m
Aug 04, 2025

CompTIA Linux+: Security

by Andrew Mallett
9h 41m
Jul 15, 2022

Linux+ Security: Manage File Permissions

by Agaba Philip
1h 11m
Jul 30, 2025

Linux+ Security: Implement SELinux

by Shikhar Verma
1h 5m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Security: Manage SSH Servers and Connections

by Miguel Saavedra
55m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Security: Implement Firewalls

by Shimon Brathwaite
1h 35m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Security: Manage Local Users

by Shikhar Verma
55m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Security: Implement HTTPS with an Apache Web Server

by Michael Jenkins
1h 10m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Security: Implement an openSSL Certificate Server

by Greg Dickinson
55m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Security: Implement Identity Management

by Shimon Brathwaite
55m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Security: Harden Linux Systems

by Craig Stansbury
1h 10m
Aug 05, 2025

CompTIA Linux+: Scripting, Containers, and Automation

by Andrew Mallett
6h 18m
Jul 15, 2022

Linux+ Automation: Implement Version Control Using Git

by Andrew Mallett
1h 35m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Automation: Implement Automation Using Shell Scripts

by Andrew Mallett
2h 30m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Automation: Implement Configuration Management and IaC

by Andrew Mallett
1h 45m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Automation: Provision and Manage Containers and Pods with Terraform and Kubernetes

by Andrew Mallett
1h 45m
Aug 04, 2025

CompTIA Linux+: Troubleshooting

by Andrew Mallett
3h 16m
Jul 19, 2022

Linux+ Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot Networks

by Shikhar Verma
55m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot Memory and CPU Issues

by Agaba Philip
1h 5m
Aug 04, 2025

Linux+ Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot Storage Issues

50m
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot User Access

by Shikhar Verma
1h
Aug 05, 2025

Linux+ Troubleshooting: Diagnose Issues Using Systemd

by S Panda
1h
Jul 30, 2025

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What You'll Learn

Summarize Linux fundamentals
Given a scenario, manage files and directories
Given a scenario, configure and manage storage using the appropriate tools
Given a scenario, configure and use the appropriate processes and services
Given a scenario, use the appropriate networking tools or configuration files
Given a scenario, build and install software
Given a scenario, manage software configurations
Summarize the purpose and use of security best practices in a Linux environment
Given a scenario, implement identity management
Given a scenario, implement and configure firewalls
Given a scenario, configure and execute remote connectivity for system management
Given a scenario, apply the appropriate access controls
Given a scenario, create simple shell scripts to automate common tasks
Given a scenario, perform basic container operations
Given a scenario, perform basic version control using Git
Summarize common infrastructure as code technologies
Summarize container, cloud, and orchestration concepts
Given a scenario, analyze and troubleshoot storage issues
Given a scenario, analyze and troubleshoot network resource issues
Given a scenario, analyze and troubleshoot central processing unit (CPU) and memory issues
Given a scenario, analyze and troubleshoot user access and file permissions
Given a scenario, use systemd to diagnose and resolve common problems with a Linux system

Prerequisites

Foundational IT knowledge equivalent to the CompTIA A+ certification and CompTIA Network+ certification is recommended.

Linux
RHEL
Red Hat
Ansible
Bash
LFCS
LPI
Linux Foundation

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Andrew Mallett

Andrew is an all around Linux professional with in depth knowledge of the OS and this is supported with scripting in bash, perl, python and ruby and application development in C, C++ and Java. Having worked for many years in training, Andrew has developed automated course build systems after endless time wasted on Friday nights. The first build system he built was aptly named "Friday nights." This has inspired his interest in all things deployment related. He has authored training courses on M...

Stefan Nychka

I've been involved in andragogy and programming my entire career, with a BSc in Computing Science from the University of Alberta, having worked there as a Lab Instructor, and now as a Technical Content Producer for IT Operations at Pluralsight.

Sean Wilkins

Sean Wilkins, with over two decades of experience in the IT industry, serves as a distinguished networking consultant and contributor at Tech Building Blocks. His professional journey spans multiple prominent enterprises, underlining his extensive field expertise. Sean's credentials include esteemed certifications from Cisco (CCNP/CCDP), Microsoft (MCSE), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+). Academically, he has achieved a Master’s of Science in Information Technology, specializing in Network Architec...

Michael Jenkins

Michael Jenkins is a graduate of Iowa State University with BS and MS degrees in Computer Engineering. For more than 20 years, he has worked with a variety of technologies including integrated circuit design and infrastructure automation. Recently, Michael has worked to automate operations for high-traffic websites for the media and entertainment industry. Michael holds several technical certifications including AWS Certified Solutions Architect and AWS Certified Developer Associate. He’s also v...

Stephen Wenn

Stephen Wenn is an accomplished IT consultant, who has amassed extensive expertise in designing, implementing, and overseeing network, security, virtual, cloud, and server infrastructure within dynamic and intricate technical environments for public and private sector organizations. Stephen holds many vendor certifications in Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, AWS, Juniper and many more, including CCIE #66053. When not involved with technology, Stephen enjoys fitness training, playing video games and spe...

Wes Novack

Wes is a Technology Leader, Architect and Engineer specializing in public cloud systems and web scale SaaS Operations. He has designed, built, and managed applications and systems that enable highly-available infrastructure, continuous delivery pipelines, and rapid releases in large, polyglot microservice ecosystems. Wes uses a variety of languages, frameworks, and tooling to build applications, define Infrastructure as Code, drive automation, and eliminate toil. He is vocal in the tech communit...

Agaba Philip

I got my start in IT administrating an Oracle 10g database on Red Hat Linux. I've come a long way since and have used Linux everyday since 2012 both personally and professionally. As an independent consultant, I'm currently responsible for no less than forty Oracle databases running on Windows and Red Hat Servers. Perhaps the only thing I love almost as much as Linux is the Cloud and the many opportunities it provides. Linux has opened a lot of doors for me, and teaching it is my favorite pas...

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar is a solutions architect, consultant and system administrator. He started his career as a Unix and Linux System Engineer in 2005 and has over 14 years of IT industry experience. Currently he is working as an instructor, professional IT trainer where he designs & creates online technical video courses & lab sessions. Shikhar earned his bachelor’s in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BMAS College, UP Technical University Lucknow India. Shikhar’s technical expertise is in Linux, Red...

Miguel Saavedra

Miguel Saavedra is an author, solutions architect, and Instructor specializing in AWS, big data, automation, and security. He has worked in several companies in the finance/fintech, education, and medical industries as well as some government projects. He has published and conducted research on both cloud and on-premise solutions for big data focusing on network analytics, and machine learning. He also designs highly available and automated CICD toolchains for high throughput microservices on AW...

Shimon Brathwaite

Shimon Brathwaite is a seven-year cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management and Consulting. He has worked at one of the Big Four consulting firms, multiple of Canada’s largest banks and in startup environments. In addition to his full-time work, he runs a blog securitymadesimple.org, a consulting company and is a published author with four books on cybersecurity. He is open for engagements related to cybers...

Greg Dickinson

Greg has been a longtime "technology enthusiast" (aka "computer nerd") that managed to take his hobby and make a very good living out of it. He's dealt with networking software as far back as NetWare 3.11 and GroupWise and carried that curiosity forward to become skilled in Windows, Exchange, Cisco, and VMware technologies.

Craig Stansbury

Craig has over 10 years of IT experience, including working on Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Routes and Switches, Microsoft Servers, and VMWare ESXi. Craig started in IT in the United States Marine Corps and began teaching his Marines all the design and implementation concepts that they needed to know. He loves when his students have the "lightbulb moment" and are able to understand the concepts he is teaching them. Aside from teaching, Craig also owns a business that consults with enterprises to h...

S Panda

Subhasish is a DevOps, SecOps and Cloud engineer, trainer, and a part-time economist. He has been working as a DevOps and cloud engineer since 2015. In his free time, he trains people in DevOps and cloud technologies. Subhasish has designed the cloud infrastructure of many clients and has helped them set up their CI-CD, monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines. He is experienced in designing both 2 tier and 3 tier architecture on both AWS and GCP clouds. He is also interested in containerizat...