linux-administration
Linux Administration
Core Linux system administration skills for managing production servers, development environments, and infrastructure hosts across Debian/Ubuntu and RHEL/CentOS distributions.
When to Use
- Provisioning and maintaining Linux servers in any environment
- Installing, updating, or removing software packages
- Managing filesystems, disk usage, and mount points
- Investigating runaway processes or high resource consumption
- Scheduling recurring tasks with cron or systemd timers
- Analyzing system and application logs for troubleshooting
Prerequisites
- Root or sudo access on the target system
- SSH access configured (see
ssh-configurationskill) - Familiarity with a terminal text editor (vim, nano)
- Package manager available (
apton Debian/Ubuntu,dnfon RHEL 8+/Fedora)
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