Linux Training in Plymouth

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to deepen their expertise in Oracle Linux 9 for system administration, performance tuning, security hardening, and automation.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage and optimise Oracle Linux 9 for enterprise environments.
• Implement advanced networking and security configurations.
• Automate system administration tasks using scripting.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level IT professionals and Linux users who wish to gain a solid understanding of Oracle Linux 9, from installation and configuration to system administration and security.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Oracle Linux 9.
• Manage users, groups, and permissions.
• Work with package management and system updates.
• Configure networking and storage solutions.
• Implement security best practices.
• Automate tasks using shell scripting.

Linux is a powerful open-source operating system used widely in servers, embedded systems, and enterprise environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to acquire practical knowledge of managing Linux servers, configuring system components, securing access, and supporting institutional IT needs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a Linux server from scratch.
• Manage users, groups, and access permissions effectively.
• Create and manage local file systems and partitions.
• Configure basic networking and essential services.
• Perform package management depending on the Linux distribution.
• Implement basic security practices and automation scripts.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Kali Linux is a powerful, open-source platform widely used for penetration testing and digital forensics. It includes a suite of specialised tools for evidence collection, analysis, and reporting during post-incident investigations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level security professionals who wish to use Kali Linux forensic tools for on-site investigations following cyber incidents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure a Kali Linux forensic environment.
• Collect and preserve digital evidence using forensic best practices.
• Analyze disks, memory, and network traffic with Kali tools.
• Generate reports and support legal and compliance processes.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on forensic exercises using Kali Linux.
• Real-world cyber-incident investigation scenarios.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to gain the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to proficiently manage and utilize Rocky Linux in various real-world scenarios and business applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate, install, configure, and manage a Rocky Linux system effectively.
• Administer system tasks and implement security measures.
• Understand virtualization and containerization.
• Implement backup and recovery plans and optimise system performance.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to gain advanced knowledge in performing penetration testing with Kali Linux such as advance sniffing, exploit writing, web and wireless penetration testing, document management and reporting, and other penetration testing methods.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and utilize the advanced methodology of Kali Linux for penetration testing.
• Learn to use vulnerability assessment tools.
• Manage evidence, data collection, and reporting using Kali Linux.
• Learn about exploitations, attacks, and privileges escalations.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and IT professionals who wish to become proficient Linux system administrators.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Effectively manage Linux systems and servers.
• Perform key system administration tasks.
• Configure and troubleshoot networking in Linux.
• Implement security measures to protect Linux systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and system administrators who wish to automate their tasks and manage their systems more effectively using Bash.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Bash.
• Write and execute Bash scripts.
• Understand the lifecycle of a Bash script and how Bash fits into system administration tasks.
• Use Bash to automate tasks and manage systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators who wish to develop skills in Linux administration using CentOS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure CentOS 8.
• Manage users and groups, control, and monitor system processes.
• Configure network services and security.
• Implement storage solutions and perform system maintenance and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to understand and start working with KVM and hypervisors in general.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and types of hypervisors.
• Install and configure KVM on a Linux host.
• Create, manage, and troubleshoot guest virtual machines.
• Configure virtual networking and storage pools for VM environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to learn more about performing penetration testing and other security management with Kali Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the internals of Kali Linux.
• Perform vulnerability scan and analysis.
• Manage file permissions and directories structure.
• Work with commands and shortcuts in hacker style.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at individuals who want to gain a solid understanding of open-source IT and cloud computing fundamentals.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of open-source software and its benefits.
• Navigate and utilize the Linux command-line interface.
• Comprehend cloud computing concepts and terminology.
• Explore various cloud deployment models and services.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to learn how to use and manage an Oracle Linux 8 system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure passwordless authentication.
• Administer user and group accounts.
• Configure network interface.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Oracle Linux.

The course answers the questions:

• How to perform basic operations on the system?
• Where to find information and how to get help?
• How does the power?
• What are the types of files in the system?
• How simply and quickly solve problems?

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner and intermediate-level Linux users, system administrators, and developers who wish to gain hands-on experience in creating efficient and effective shell scripts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how the shell works and interact with Linux using BASH.
• Write, debug, and execute BASH scripts to automate repetitive tasks.
• Implement conditional statements, loops, and functions in scripts for enhanced functionality.
• Process and manipulate text files, search for patterns, and work with streams effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in any location (online or onsite) is aimed at enterprise system administrators and DevOps engineers who wish to master the latest CentOS Stream platform, modern container management, security hardening, and infrastructure automation.

 Builds competency in Debian GNU/Linux system administration through intensive coverage of console workflows, filesystem management, shell navigation, and text-processing tools. Delves into comprehensive package management with apt and dpkg, system initialization, security hardening, and user authentication. Prepares administrators to manage Debian infrastructure end-to-end with confidence in daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and secure system configuration across diverse enterprise deployments.

In this instructor-led, live training in Plymouth, participants will learn the critical features of DNS while carrying out exercises in the setup and configuration of a BIND DNS server on Linux. The course starts with a refresher on key networking principles, then digs into hands-on practice with setup and configuration. Steadily, the discussion and practices move towards more complex topics such as security, availability, debugging and troubleshooting.

Go (Golang) is an open source programming language developed at Google. One of Go's popular use cases is Linux and Unix systems programming.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of systems programming with Go as they step through hands-on exercises exploring the various features of Go.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Go systems programming
• Set up the Go development environment
• Write programs in Go
• Use both the basic and advanced features of Go for Unix and Linux systems programming
• Understand and use Goroutines
• Write fast and lightweight code with Go
• Write low-level networking code with Go

Audience

• Programmers
• Developers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This course will teach you how to containerize, host, deploy, and configure an application in a multi-node cluster. It also serves as preparation for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam.

Linux system administration is one of the most in-demand skills in IT. Whether you’re looking for expert prep for the Linux Foundation Certified System Administration (LFCS) certification, need training to help start a new Linux IT career, transition to Linux from another platform, or you’re just brushing up on your sysadmin skills, this instructor-led course will teach you what you need to know.

This instructor-led course will walk you through the many risks and threats that exist, show you how to use best practices and other open-source tools to mitigate or counteract those threats, and teach you what you need to know to detect and recover from those attacks that do happen.

This instructor-led course provides skills and knowledge across a broad range of best practices for securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment, and runtime.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to plan and execute enterprise-scale migrations from Windows to Linux workstations and servers.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to assess readiness, develop migration roadmaps, select distributions, implement migration techniques, manage application compatibility, and execute change management strategies.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level / intermediate-level / advanced-level IT professionals who wish to use Linux networking tools to build, configure, and support a custom router with WAN, LAN bridging, NAT, and DHCP services.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: configure network interfaces, enable routing and NAT, deploy DHCP services, and troubleshoot router connectivity issues.

Learn core Linux Systems Administration skills in a workshop environment. (Ubuntu or CentOS)

Who is this course for:

Engineers who want to transition into Linux engineering and administration roles.
Beginners who want to understand how a Linux operating system works and how to manage it.
People looking to prepare for professional certifications such as the LPI level 1 or RHCSA.

Description:

This course is designed to teach you about the advantages of Linux-based operating systems, their role in enterprise, and how to understand and administer them. Aimed at relative beginners, we will teach you all the skills necessary to manage a small Linux estate.

Using a combination of demonstrations and practical exercises, we will guide you through the relevant commands, tools and processes you will need to know to become a successful administrator of a professional Linux environment.

The skills to properly run and maintain Linux environments are in very high demand.
If you have little or no experience working with Linux and wish to become a competent administrator quickly, this course will give you all the tools you need to enter the exciting and challenging world of Linux administration.

At the end of this course you will:

• Understand what GNU/Linux is, and its role in modern IT
• Be able to install a linux distribution from scratch
• Be able to configure users, groups, storage, and networking of a Linux-based computer
• Be able to confidently navigate the command line interface (CLI) on any Linux server
• Understand services, processes, and system resources
• Install, remove, and configure software.

Linux is an open source operating system that is popular among developers because of its stability, flexibility, and customizability.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use the Linux Command Line and implement basic commands.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Have a good understanding of the Linux File System and the Linux Command Line
• Learn how to navigate the Linux File System using Linux commands
• Learn how to create and manipulate files and directories using Linux commands
• Create their own Linux commands

Audience

• Anyone interested in getting started with Linux
• Windows or Mac users who are interested in switching to Linux
• Existing Linux users who want to be more effective in using the Linux Command Line

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers who wish to use Linux for network engineering.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Linux services for networking.
• Replace switches with Linux switches.
• Use Linux commands to manage processes.
• Configure an SDN to automate network maintenance.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to administer and monitor a large-scale deployment of the Lustre parallel file system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Lustre software.
• Select hardware for using Lustre.
• Administer and monitor Lustre.
• Benchmark Lustre's performance.
• Optimize Lustre for performance.
• Diagnosis and analysis issues with Lustre in production.

NixOS is a Linux distribution built on the Nix package manager, offering fully declarative and reproducible system configuration. By describing entire operating systems as pure functions, NixOS eliminates configuration drift and enables atomic rollbacks, making it ideal for sovereign infrastructure that must be auditable and exactly reproducible.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at embedded engineers and system administrators who wish to build, customize, and deploy OpenBMC firmware for server management.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at hardware validation and system test engineers who wish to implement, test, and troubleshoot IPMI and sensor management on OpenBMC platforms.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at embedded Linux developers who wish to master the OpenBMC build system, customize layers, and create production-ready BMC firmware images.

Oracle Linux Administration provides comprehensive training on deploying, configuring, and managing Oracle Linux in enterprise environments.

This instructor-led, live training. Is aimed at system administrators, infrastructure engineers, and DevOps professionals.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Install, administer, and secure Oracle Linux in production
• Manage storage, networking, packages, and services effectively
• Apply SELinux security, automate tasks, and perform recovery

Available in Plymouth.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT professionals and users who wish to use Linux to confidently work with Linux systems, both in graphical and command-line environments. It introduces core Linux concepts and practical skills for users with little or no prior UNIX/Linux experience.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: Install and configure a basic Linux environment and access systems locally or remotely, navigate the Linux file system and manage files and directories, manage users, file permissions, and software packages, and use essential Linux commands for basic networking and system checks.

The RISC-V ecosystem has matured from a niche open-source ISA to a mainstream architecture with significant market momentum across edge computing, IoT, automotive, AI acceleration, and server-class processors. Industry reports identify a critical talent shortage: fewer than 5,000 RISC-V chip designers exist globally against an estimated 15,000+ open positions in the semiconductor industry. Key hiring trends show employers prioritizing RISC-V architecture proficiency paired with SoC design, RTL verification (UVM/SystemVerilog), AI accelerator development, Rust systems programming, confidential computing, and open-source toolchain skills. The rise of automotive-grade RISC-V (ISO 26262), server-class processors (AIA interrupt controllers, multi-core coherence), and edge AI inference NPUs represents the fastest-growing competency areas. Companies including SiFive, Qualcomm, and Western Digital have accelerated RISC-V development, driving demand for engineers who can bridge architecture specification, silicon implementation, firmware, and software stack development in a single skill set.

In an IT landscape that increasingly demands flexibility and cost-efficiency, moving to open-source infrastructure is no longer just an "option"—it is a strategic necessity. Your team is currently proficient in Windows environments, but the inability to leverage Linux effectively creates a bottleneck in deploying modern, scalable web applications and storage solutions.

The Solution: This comprehensive 5-Day Accelerated Program is designed to bridge that skills gap. We do not just teach "commands"; we transform Windows-centric administrators into confident Linux System Engineers. By the end of this course, your team will possess the capability to deploy secure web servers, manage networked storage, and—crucially—implement centralized identity management using Active Directory protocols on Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy & Secure: Install Ubuntu Server from scratch and secure it with industry-standard SSH practices.
• Manage Identity: (New) Configure and manage Active Directory services using Samba to centralize user accounts and authentication (LDAP).
• Automate: Write Bash scripts to automate repetitive maintenance tasks.
• Host: Deploy and maintain production-ready web servers (Apache/Nginx).

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use Ubuntu to set up and manage network devices, virtual machines, and containers in a secure, customizable, and user-friendly operating system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary environment to manage network devices, virtual machines, and cloud images with Ubuntu.
• Understand the features and advantages of Ubuntu and the different variants.
• Configure network devices and security using bash and sudo shell commands.
• Use the technologies (such as OpenStack) and tools available in Ubuntu to manage virtualization and cloud containers.
• Learn how to set up and configure mail servers (Dovecot, Exim4, and Postfix) and web servers (Apache) in Ubuntu.

This 2 day course gives an introduction to the writing of UNIX Shell scripts using the Korn and Bash shells and to the more advanced features of UNIX including the batch editor sed and the text file processing language awk.

Although based on the Solaris version of UNIX running on a desktop PC, the principles learnt may be applied to all other versions of UNIX including Linux, AIX, HP-UX and SCO.

The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 1 day is normally needed to cover the core elements.

Full course notes are provided along with sample script files and free software tools for use in accessing a UNIX server.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level virtualization administrators who wish to use open-source platforms to migrate away from VMware.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure KVM, oVirt, and Proxmox VE.
• Migrate virtual workloads from VMware.
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery.
• Optimize performance in open-source virtualization environments.