Hello there, and congratulations for making the decision to sign up to the course and propel yourself
towards Linux mastery.
Hi, I'm Ziad and I wanted to shoot a quick video to congratulate you for making the excellent decision
to sign up.
And I wanted to give you a quick introduction to what we'll be covering in the course.
So first, we're going to get you all set up with Linux by walking you through step by step through
an installation of Linux on your own virtual machine.
Now doing it this way means that you can play around with whatever you like without risking anything
or damaging anything and anything can't really go wrong.
Think of it as your perfect playground to the awesome skills that you'll learn in the course.
Then we're going to move on to learn all about the Linux terminal, an incredibly powerful program that
is your gateway to doing anything that you want on your Linux machine.
We'll discuss what the terminal is, how to use it, how to enter commands and clear up popular misconceptions
that may be floating around now.
The important concepts that you'll learn in that section of the course will lay the critical foundations
for everything that you'll do with the Linux command line, and it will make it all start to make sense.
Well, then move on to discuss the Linux file system and how to work with files.
Now, working with files is probably 99% of what we do on a on an everyday basis.
And so understanding how to work with files effectively and efficiently using the command line is an
incredible ability to gain.
Now in this section you'll learn how to create, delete, copy, paste, edit, rename, move, find
open search archive and compress files and so much more.
And it'll make you able to do anything that you want with files, but with the efficiency of the command
line, it's going to be awesome.
Well then move on to how to automate tasks using bash scripts so you'll learn how to write bash scripts
and how to schedule these scripts to run at certain dates and times so you can automate your daily workflow.
And finally, you'll learn all about installing third party software on your Linux machine.
You'll learn how to search for new software from the software repositories and how to manage your software
using software managers.
You'll also learn about open source software and what it means to be part of the open source community,
as well as learning how to take source code and compile it into working programs.
Now, by the end of this course, you'll be comfortable using the Linux operating system and you'll
wonder why you haven't been using it all along.
And one thing I always aim for in my courses is to make the content unforgettable.
So.
So to help cement the learning, you'll have quizzes to check your grasp in the concepts, and you'll
also have some assignments for you to complete to really test and improve your skills.
And there are also some cheat sheets summarizing the concepts from the course.
So you don't need to take notes, just sit back, relax and practice the skills, and rest assured that
the important information is jotted down for you in professionally designed cheat sheets for you to
refer to whenever you want.
Now, if you ever need any help, feel free to ask questions in the questions area and when you feel
you've got immersed in the course, please leave a review to encourage other students to take the course
so we can make the joys of the Linux operating system accessible to everyone.
Other than that, I wish you a very pleasant time learning Linux in the course and I bet you can't wait
to get started.
So let's jump right in and get you set up with your own Linux virtual machine.