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Hello there, and congratulations for making the decision to sign up to the course and propel yourself

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towards Linux mastery.

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Hi, I'm Ziad and I wanted to shoot a quick video to congratulate you for making the excellent decision

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to sign up.

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And I wanted to give you a quick introduction to what we'll be covering in the course.

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So first, we're going to get you all set up with Linux by walking you through step by step through

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an installation of Linux on your own virtual machine.

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Now doing it this way means that you can play around with whatever you like without risking anything

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or damaging anything and anything can't really go wrong.

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Think of it as your perfect playground to the awesome skills that you'll learn in the course.

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Then we're going to move on to learn all about the Linux terminal, an incredibly powerful program that

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is your gateway to doing anything that you want on your Linux machine.

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We'll discuss what the terminal is, how to use it, how to enter commands and clear up popular misconceptions

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that may be floating around now.

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The important concepts that you'll learn in that section of the course will lay the critical foundations

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for everything that you'll do with the Linux command line, and it will make it all start to make sense.

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Well, then move on to discuss the Linux file system and how to work with files.

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Now, working with files is probably 99% of what we do on a on an everyday basis.

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And so understanding how to work with files effectively and efficiently using the command line is an

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incredible ability to gain.

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Now in this section you'll learn how to create, delete, copy, paste, edit, rename, move, find

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open search archive and compress files and so much more.

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And it'll make you able to do anything that you want with files, but with the efficiency of the command

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line, it's going to be awesome.

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Well then move on to how to automate tasks using bash scripts so you'll learn how to write bash scripts

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and how to schedule these scripts to run at certain dates and times so you can automate your daily workflow.

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And finally, you'll learn all about installing third party software on your Linux machine.

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You'll learn how to search for new software from the software repositories and how to manage your software

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using software managers.

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You'll also learn about open source software and what it means to be part of the open source community,

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as well as learning how to take source code and compile it into working programs.

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Now, by the end of this course, you'll be comfortable using the Linux operating system and you'll

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wonder why you haven't been using it all along.

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And one thing I always aim for in my courses is to make the content unforgettable.

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So.

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So to help cement the learning, you'll have quizzes to check your grasp in the concepts, and you'll

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also have some assignments for you to complete to really test and improve your skills.

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And there are also some cheat sheets summarizing the concepts from the course.

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So you don't need to take notes, just sit back, relax and practice the skills, and rest assured that

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the important information is jotted down for you in professionally designed cheat sheets for you to

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refer to whenever you want.

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Now, if you ever need any help, feel free to ask questions in the questions area and when you feel

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you've got immersed in the course, please leave a review to encourage other students to take the course

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so we can make the joys of the Linux operating system accessible to everyone.

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Other than that, I wish you a very pleasant time learning Linux in the course and I bet you can't wait

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to get started.

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So let's jump right in and get you set up with your own Linux virtual machine.