CompTIA Linux+ proves you have the skills to manage, secure, automate, and troubleshoot Linux systems in cloud and hybrid environments.

With this certification, you gain hands-on experience in automation, orchestration, security, and containers. It prepares you for jobs such as Linux systems administrator, systems engineer, and network engineer.

Linux+ shows employers that you can support and protect the important Linux systems their businesses depend on.

System Management (23%)

• Linux basics: Understand the boot process, the kernel, file systems, and system types.
• Device management: Manage kernel modules, hardware devices, and system tools.
• Storage management: Set up LVM, RAID, disk partitions, and mounted drives.
• Network configuration: Configure hostnames, DNS, network interfaces, and network tools.
• Shell operations: Use commands to move through files, edit content, redirect output, and manage environment variables.
• Backups and restores: Create backups, compress files, and recover lost data.
• Virtualization: Set up hypervisors, create virtual machines, and manage disk images.

Services and User Management (20%)

• Files and directories: Manage file permissions, create links, and handle special files.
• Account management: Add, remove, and update users and groups.
• Process control: Monitor running processes, change priorities, and schedule tasks.
• Software management: Install, update, and remove software packages and repositories.
• System services: Start, stop, and review services, logs, and timers.
• Containers: Use container tools, manage images, and set up container networks.

Security (18%)

• Authentication and accounting: Set up PAM, LDAP, Kerberos, and enable system auditing.
• Firewalls: Configure firewalls using tools like iptables, nftables, and UFW.
• OS hardening: Set permissions, configure sudo access, and secure remote connections.
• Account security: Enforce strong password rules, limit shell access, and enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).
• Cryptography: Encrypt files, use hashing tools, and manage certificates.
• Compliance: Check system integrity, run security scans, and follow required standards.

Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting (17%)

• Automation: Use tools like Ansible, Puppet, and CI/CD platforms to automate tasks.
• Shell scripting: Write and fix scripts using variables, functions, and logic.
• Python basics: Create simple scripts using environments, packages, and data types.
• Version control: Manage code changes with Git and use tagging.
• AI best practices: Use code generation and prompt tools responsibly.
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Troubleshooting (22%)

• System monitoring: Check system health, review logs, and respond to alerts.
• Hardware and storage: Fix boot problems, mounting issues, and disk errors.
• Networking: Solve firewall, routing, DNS, and connection problems.
• Security: Fix SELinux issues, permission errors, and security weaknesses.
• Performance: Review CPU, memory, and disk use to improve system speed.

Course is offered as a virtual independent study or virtual independent study on demand (includes a CompTIA instructor). 

For our independent study and on-demand CompTIA courses, there is no set start date. These courses are offered all year long. Students can begin as soon as their enrollment is complete.

When we post these courses on CareerForce, we are required to enter a start date. This date is only for the posting and does not mean the class starts on that day.

Course must be completed within three months of receiving materials and the exam is to be completed a month after completing the course. If an exam retake is needed, it must be taken within two months of the previous exam. Both the course materials and exam vouchers have expiration dates with no extensions.

Certification renewal every three years from date of the exam.

Must have a minimum CompTIA A+ certification to take this course.

Level: Advanced

After you complete our course and pass the exam, we offer career exploration and job support through our MTFS Gather Program.