Lesson 1: What Is Ubuntu?
Releases and Flavors of Ubuntu

Differentiate between the flavors of Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Maintenance Model

Explain the Ubuntu Linux release cycle
Explain the Ubuntu naming convention
Explain Ubuntu LTS maintenance cycle
Lesson 2: Installation of Ubuntu
System Installation

Complete an Ubuntu Server installation
Introduction to MAAS

List and explain key MAAS features and functionality
Lesson 3: Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

Define the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Explain the Ubuntu Filesystem Hierarchy
Linux File Types

List and define Linux file types
Lesson 4: CLI Environment
Get Help

Access and use Linux manual pages
Access and use Linux info pages
Locate and use package documentation Shell Environment
List key shell environment concepts
List and explain the purpose of shell environment files
Define environment variables
Create and use shell aliases
Explain data channels, redirection, and command chaining
Explain return values
List and explain shell expansion and wild cards
Explain and use brace expansion
Explain and use tilde expansion
Explain and use parameter/variable expansion
Explain and use command substitution
Explain and use arithmetic expansion
Explain and use wildcard expansion
CLI Commands

Navigate the file system using CLI
Manipulate the file system using CLI
Search the file system
Search file contents
Manipulate file contents
Perform text processing
Terminal Multiplexing

Use terminal multiplexing with Byobu
Introduction to Vim

Describe Vim
Describe the purpose of the vimrc file
Perform Vim navigation
Use Vim command mode
Use Vim insert mode
Use Vim visual mode
Use Vim search and replace/delete
Use Vim windows
Remote Administration with OpenSSH

Describe key OpenSSH features and functionality
Perform OpenSSH server configuration
Use OpenSSH client tools
Perform SSH key management
Use SSH port tunneling
Lesson 5: Identity and Security
User Management

Explain the purpose of UNIX user accounts
List and explain user/group data files
Perform user/group/password management
Privilege Delegation

Define and use sudo
Explain su
Permissions

Explain and manipulate file/directory
permissions

Explain and manipulate umask
Explain and manipulate
SUID/SGID/Sticky Bit

ACLs

Explain Posix ACL concepts
Enable Posix ACLs
Manipulate Posix ACLs
PAM

List key PAM features and functionality
Configure PAM modules
Introduction to AppArmor

List key AppArmor features and functionality
Lesson 6: System Initialization
Boot Process Overview

Explain the Ubuntu boot process
The Boot Loader

Explain and configure GRUB2
The Kernel and Initrd

Explain the Linux kernel initialization process
Describe Initrd
Systemd

Describe Systemd features and functionality
Explain Systemd init descriptors
Upstart

Describe Upstart features and functionality
Explain Upstart scripts
Lesson 7: Process Management
Process Administration

Describe Linux processes
List processes
Send signals to processes
Process Priority

Define and manipulate process priority
with nice/renice

Background Processes

Define and use job control
Scheduling Processes

Explain and schedule processes with cron
Explain and schedule processes with at
On-demand Processes

Explain and configure on-demand processes
with xinetd

Lesson 8: Software Management
Debian Package Management

Describe Debian package management
Perform Debian package management
Advanced Package Tool (Apt)

Perform package management with apt
Perform package management with aptitude
Snappy Package Management

Perform package management with snappy
Lesson 9: Storage
Partitioning

Describe and use MBR/MSDOS partitions
Describe and use GPT partitions
File Systems

Describe and configure Ext4
Describe and configure XFS
Describe and configure BTRFS
Describe and configure ZFS (Xenial)
Software RAID

Define Linux software RAID
Describe and use mdadm command
LVM

Describe LVM features and functionality
Configure and work with LVM physical
volumes

Configure and work with LVM volume
groups

Configure and work with LVM logical
volumes

Configure and work with LVM snapshots
Lesson 10: Networking
Basic Network Commands

Describe Linux network configuration layers
Use basic network commands (ip/ethtool)
Use network troubleshooting commands
Network Initialization and Configuration

Describe and use Ubuntu network interface management commands
Describe and manipulate Ubuntu network
interface configuration files

Describe and configure hostname
resolution

Describe and configure network
interface bonding

Describe and configure VLANs
Lesson 11: Administration and Monitoring
System Logging

Describe system logging
Configure rsyslog
Configure logrotate
Time Synchronization

Describe key NTP concepts
Configure NTP server and client
Use time sync CLI tools
Backup and Recovery

Describe and use archiving and
compression utilities

Describe and use dd
Describe and use rsync
Lesson 12: Virtualisation
QEMU/KVM

Describe QEMU/KVM
LXC/LXD
Describe LXC (Trusty)
Describe and use LXD (Xenial) containers
uvtool

Describe and use uvtool
Virtual Machine Management

Describe and use virsh
Describe and use virt-manager