• Planning the Installation
• Functions of software applications such as Apache, Samba, Sendmail etc.
• X Window System
• Using the Linux Shell
• File permissions, file locations, directory layout
• Installing and Configuring Packages
• Kernels and Boot Loaders
• User and group Administration
• Networking with Linux
• Administering Services and Processes
• System Maintenance
• Crontab file
• Files in /proc used for troubleshooting and information
• Backup and restore
• Basic shell programming
• Troubleshooting