SUSE: Linux Administration Step-by-Step to Boost your Career

Name: SUSE: Linux Administration Step-by-Step to Boost your Career
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Administrating SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or OpenSUSE Server

Created byVitalii Shumylo

Last updated 11/2025

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What you'll learn

Get to Know YaST
Manage the Network Configuration Information from YaST
Install Software Packages
Manage Repositories
Access and Use man Pages
Use info Pages
Access Release Notes and White Papers
Use GUI-Based Help
Manage Users and Groups from the Command Line
Manage Users and Groups from YaST
Manage File Permissions and Ownership
And much more...

Course content

10 sections • 69 lectures • 7h 59m total length

Installing SuSe Linux13:16
Install openSUSE Leap by downloading the lib version or network image, then create a Hyper-V or VirtualBox virtual machine, enable online repositories, use syslinux, and install KDE Plasma.
Managing users with YaST8:44
Adding and modifying users and groups with YaST4:47
Enable efficient system management by using YaST to add and manage users and groups, configure password policies, login settings, and account expiration for secure, multi-user SUSE Linux environments.
Configuring language and time settings in YaST11:55
Configure the primary and secondary languages in YaST and set time zone and clock to UTC with NTP for accurate system timing.

System Maintenance in SUSE Linux - How to Update Packages5:36
Learn how to maintain a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server by updating packages with Yast or zipper, monitor performance, manage logs, and clean up unused files.
Log Management in SUSE - Where and How to Access System Logs5:20
Performance Monitoring and Hostname Configuration in SUSE5:44
Monitor SUSE Linux performance with top, vmstat, and GNOME system monitor for CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network activity; update hostname with sudo hostnamectl set hostname and reboot.

Introduction1:26
Get to know YaST3:50
Get to know YaST, the SUSE configuration tool, available in graphical and text modes, with modules for software and system tasks and root access to apply changes.
Understanding SuSEconfig3:48
relevant for versions before openSUSE 12.3
Managing Network Configuration from YaST10:05
Installing Software Packages3:46
Managing Installation Repositories1:50
Summary3:12
Learn to use YaST in SUSE Linux Enterprise to configure systems, manage network settings (static ip address, hostname, dns, routes), install software with dependencies, and add software repositories.

Course Overview1:13
Understand the File System Hierarchy Standard2:30
Explore how Linux file systems span multiple devices, mount at various levels in the directory hierarchy, support 255-character names with escaping, and respect case sensitivity.
The Hierarchical Structure of the File System 12:38
Navigate the hierarchical Linux file system from the root directory to partitions and networks, using absolute and relative paths, slash separators, and the cd command to change directories.
The Hierarchical Structure of the File System 24:15
The Hierarchical Structure of the File System 35:50
The Hierarchical Structure of the File System 45:12
Explore the hierarchical file system from the root to user home directories, hidden dot files, and kernel modules under /lib/modules, plus /etc configuration files for services.
The Hierarchical Structure of the File System 511:41
Mounting File Systems5:04
Using Mounting Command Demo3:59
File Types3:19
Explore how the Linux file system uses normal files, directories, and Unix-specific file types, and learn how device files, links, and sockets enable hardware access and inter-process data exchange.
Managing Directories7:13

Get to Know the Command Shells7:01
Get to know History function and how to switch to User root4:12
Master bash history and root access: store and search commands in ~/.bash_history, use Ctrl-R to find entries, and switch to the root user with su for elevated privileges.
Work with Variables and Aliases8:02
Using Search Patterns, locale and Special Characters6:55
Practice exercises: Creating an Alias and Working with Command Syntax3:30
Using Piping and Redirection11:29
Explore piping and redirection in linux, using stdin, stdout, and stderr, redirecting input and output to files, append outputs, piping commands, and using tee for display and save.

User and Group Administration with YaST12:38
Hands-On Exercise: Manage User and Group Accounts with YaST2:31
Manage Linux user and group accounts with YaST by adding and deleting users. Create a new user named tux penguin with username tux and password novell, then verify access.
Check User and Group Information on Your Server9:25
Hands-On Exercise: Check User and Group Information on Your Server1:51
Manage User and Group Accounts from the Command Line15:27
Hands-On Exercise: Manage User and Group Accounts from the Command Line3:33
Manage File Permissions and Ownership12:22
Hands-On Exercise: Manage File Permissions and Ownership3:05

Use vi to Edit Files in the Linux System. Hands-On Exercise10:49
Learn to use vi/vim to edit files on any Linux system, mastering command, insert, and command-line modes and essential commands like i, escape, :w, dd, and p.
Getting Started with Vim Basics12:42
Introduction to Basic Navigation in Vim14:36
Hands-on Practice: Vim Installation and Basic Navigation5:20
Fundamentals of Editing in Vim14:22
Basic Vim Navigation4:20
Master vim navigation through hands-on exercises, moving between paragraphs and lines, pasting in insert mode, and jumping to line starts and ends using g, G, 0, $, and braces.
Advanced Vim Navigation7:07
Vim Search and Replace8:21
Vim Copy and Insert8:21
Vim Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Review of Core Concepts and Commands5:45
Explore vim fundamentals through modal navigation, normal and insert modes, quick movement, editing, searching and replacing, yanking, changing, and repeating changes with the dot command to boost efficiency.
Overview of Exercise Lessons. What will we learn?3:52
Exercise 1: Editing in Vim9:43
Exercise 2: Editing in Vim7:47
Exercise 3: Editing in Vim11:26
Exercise 4: Editing in Vim13:20
Master vim editing techniques such as opening files at a specific line, jumping to patterns, using read-only mode, and repeating edits with the dot command.
Navigating and Editing Multiple Files in Vim7:31
Advanced Vim Techniques for Managing Multiple Files13:08

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5. Part 17:46
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5. Part 26:46
Register the system, then select modules and extensions to customize SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5, with base system required and dependencies guiding available software.
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5. Part 39:28
Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 Part 3 by selecting modules and system roles, configuring partitioning, users, firewall, SSH, network settings, and software patterns for a secure server.
First Login. SSH remote login. Registering th System. BASH Configuration FIles10:44
SUSE Linux Directory Structure11:40
A Note on How to Use 'sudo' and 'su' commands2:37

Requirements

A wish to acquire or to refresh your skills on SUSE Linux administration

Description

This course is aimed to IT Pros or people who want to get familiar with Linux. And it's supposed to give the viewer the information they need to know to get started with Command Line and how to manage SUSE Linux with YaST. The goal is to provide coverage of basic tasks including topics like Network Configuration with YaST, Software and Repositories Management with YaST, Using Man pages, Using Info pages, Help and Release Notes and much more...

The course is targeted to help to automate and script daily tasks. There are lots of live demonstrations how to use BASH commands. I hope it will help to do your job more efficiently.

In the SUSE Linux Enterprise course, you learn the basic Linux skills necessary to prepare you for performing administrative tasks on SUSE Linux Enterprise platforms.
These skills, along with those taught in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Administration, prepare you to take the Novell certification test.
Course Objectives
In this course, you will do the following:
- Become familiar with the Linux Desktop and confident in your ability to perform various tasks in Linux.
- Understand the structure of the Linux file system and how to work in the file system (e.g. copying, moving).
- Learn how to work with the Linux Shell and Command Line Interface.
- Learn how to manage software packages with the configuration tool YaST2.
- Learn how to manage users, groups and file permissions to ensure a basic file system security.
- Learn how to edit configuration files with an graphical editor or the command
line editor vi.
- Learn how to manage software with RPM.

These are fundamental and prerequisite to learning the skills of an entry-level SUSE Linux administrator or help desk technician in an enterprise environment.

Who this course is for:

It's good for all who want to use and administer SUSE Linux
Linux Users
IT Specialists
System Administrators
DevOps Technicians

SUSE: Linux Administration Step-by-Step to Boost your Career

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Course content

Getting Started4 lectures • 39min

Maintaining and Monitoring an Initially Installed System3 lectures • 17min

Administer Linux with YaST7 lectures • 28min

Using Help Resources5 lectures • 17min

Manage the Linux File System11 lectures • 53min

Work with the Linux Shell and Command Line Interface (CLI)6 lectures • 41min

Manage User and Group Accounts with YaST8 lectures • 1hr 1min

Getting Started with Vim Editor17 lectures • 2hr 39min

Recaps and Hands-On6 lectures • 49min

Getting Started with Linux Security2 lectures • 17min

Requirements

Description

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