I like that this course provides the foundation and introduction to Linux and gives a compilation of what I need to know in order to start learning Linux. Its good that its from the Linux Foundation itself - so I feel that I am learning it the proper way. But saying that, the quizzes and labs are not hands on enough - perhaps its an extra cost to them to provide some sort of virtual environment for us to do the lab and test on it and perhaps base some assignments of it. so they don't do that. I'm on Coursera Plus so its fine, but I will pay for something with not enough hands on epxerience. Saying that, I did learn in parrallel with some other courses that gave better hands on and labs and I think that helped me a lot to understand the content in this subject. As long as you supplement your learning with various other sources, this course is ok.

more of a theoretical session, didnt find anything practical

The contents are what you would expect. You get out of it what you put in, meaning that you can go as deep as you are willing to if you install multiple Linux distributions (via VMs for example) and experiment with all the commands provided. You may not master it all when you are done but you will gain excellent historical context and a fairly deep understanding of the basics of Linux administration. I really enjoyed this course. One thing I would have loved is a downloadable version of the reading material so I could store those as cheat sheets if you will on my local machine as handy references for the future, as a lot of material is covered in this course.

Amazing course. It really puts into perspective the skills required to operate Linux, which applies to multiple OS. Many times as developers, we think being in computer science means to write programs. While this is a huge part, it ultimately means nothing if you do not know how it gets executed and how to execute it across a network. In academia, you often get blinded to the fact that you work on standalone systems when in industry, you will rarely ever work on a standalone system; you will most always work on a company network so you will need to understand how the OS will handle your software programs.

The course has helped me to arrange a certain hierarchy of Linux OS elements.

While it by no means goes into a detail about any of the elements, it helps to build a clear path of where one can specialize in order to improve or learn a new technical skill in Linux OS.

P.S. I really enjoy the lecturer. He talks smooth, not fast and to the point. The man knows exactly the content of a video - no uhs or ohs or wait a second :)

Awesome course, excellent instructor. Just to relate some of the points I liked, it is well organized, there are good exercises and instructor is from Linux Foundation itself. The plus in this course is exactly the fact it gently forces you to figure out some of the points yourself. It doesn't matter if the instructions are not "clear" at a first sight; you'll end up hitting the solution in the next class.

I'll not lie, from a Windows background I found some of these concepts quite tricky. However, I do feel that I have a much better grasp of how Linux works now and I can really see the power of being able to see what's going on via all the various files. I would even say, I might be hooked on the Linux command line now!

Good overview of the concepts of linux, Jerry should consider reading meditations or something cause their voice is very relaxing. Would like to see a course like this but using linux on mac, many of the commands don't translate in the native ios terminal.

Very excellent course by Linux Foundation all the videos and the reading part were very clear and in-depth, Quiz were also great. I would recommend this to anyone who is starting out learning Linux. Great Job ♥

Good course. Nice insights from the Linux Operating System. However, the course is more oriented to Red Hat Linux. Wish it could have a choice for learning more in Debian environments, especially Ubuntu.

It is an amazing course for whom want to develop linux based operating system. I am so much impressed for completing this course. Thanks to the honorable lecturer and so others engaged with this course.

well designed IT training about subject of Linux for developers.Course is detailed and not oo much complex .Tests quizzes measures every topic whether understanding.

Great course on some of the basic shell commands an functionalities in Linux. Really good over view on how Linux works. Lots of material to read and keep exploring.

Excellent course. Takes students from entry level knowledge to more advanced concepts. But, of course, the more you practice hand on, the more you will learn

Wow it's a very very amazing instructor and also course because I am new in programming and I want learn linux here I learn lots of things and also Coursera

I have gained a lot of great knowledge and use of Linux and its platform. I am very grateful for the content. I really like the way the instructor explains.

Tbl thank you much to this your of video and i like demo video i twist that some more demo video is available... Is soo good and helpful...

Excelente curso e excelente professor, o curso ensina e ajuda a estuda, o objetivo é simplesmente você aprenda o que esta sendo ensinado.

It is great course that help me familiar with Linux operation and command. I'm new to Linux, time to change my OS from window to linux

It helps me a lot to improving my knowledge about linux and coursera is a great platform to build up a new skills for future jobs.

this course is very good for someone who doesn't know about linux. I highly recommend this course to my classmates and friends

Great course and a great tutor. Assignments are awesome. Thanks coursera and Linux Foundation for organising this course.

Amazing course ! I've been woring with Linux Distros for about two years and i still had a lot to learn from this .

Absolutely amazing course. Recommended for anyone and everyone who is interested in Linux-based operating systems.

i find most of the content up to date and relevant to industry, one of the most engaging course i have completed.