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# TCM - Linux 101

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## [Linux101](https://academy.tcm-sec.com/p/linux-101) Course Goals and Objectives

* Linux foundation and starting point for an average user without previous experience
* Practical focus on Linux command line and its usage

## Course duration & Topics

\~ 5:50 hours

1. [Introduction - Linux Distributions and Installation](/tcm/courses/linux-101/1-linux-distributions.md)
2. [Command Line basics](/tcm/courses/linux-101/2-command-line.md)
3. [Files and the Filesystem](/tcm/courses/linux-101/3-filesystem.md)
4. [Users and Groups](/tcm/courses/linux-101/4-users-groups.md)
5. [Installing Software](/tcm/courses/linux-101/5-installing-sw.md)
6. [Shell basics](/tcm/courses/linux-101/6-shells.md)
7. [Utilities and File Editors](/tcm/courses/linux-101/7-utilities-editors.md)
8. [Process Management](/tcm/courses/linux-101/8-process-manag.md)
9. [Regular Expressions](/tcm/courses/linux-101/9-regex.md)
10. [Bash Scripting](/tcm/courses/linux-101/10-scripting.md)

## Useful links and resources

* Where to find the [Linux101 Course](https://academy.tcm-sec.com/p/linux-101)? - [TCM Academy Courses](https://academy.tcm-sec.com/courses)
* Brent's GitHub repository - [TCM Linux101-Resources](https://github.com/beskridge/Linux101-Resources)
* TCM discord channel - [TCM Security Discord](https://discord.gg/tcm)
* [My references](/tcm/courses/linux-101/linux101-references.md)