Linux Hackathon

01

Create a Linux Virtual Machine

Set up your Ubuntu Linux environment — cloud VM, local VM, or WSL2

setupvmssh

02

Handling Directories

Common directory operations: cd, ls, mkdir, rmdir, and more

directoriesnavigation

03

Handling Files

Create, rename, find, and remove files using core Linux commands

filescpmvrm

04

File Contents

Count lines, display specific content, and manipulate file data

catheadtailgrep

05

Standard File Permissions

Linux file permissions, ownership, chmod, and chown

permissionschmodchown

06

Process Management

Check running processes, identify PIDs, and manage system services

pstopkillsystemctl

07

Group and User Management

Create and manage users and groups in a Linux environment

useraddgroupaddpasswd

08

Scripting

Shell scripting fundamentals: echo, variables, cut, read, and grep

bashscriptingautomation

09

Disks, Partitions and File Systems

Partition disks, create file systems, and mount storage

fdiskmkfsmount

10

Logical Volume Manager

LVM: physical volumes, volume groups, and logical volumes

pvcreatevgcreatelvcreate

11

Package Management

Install, update, and manage packages with apt and dpkg

aptdpkgpackages

12

Setting up a Webserver

Deploy Nginx + PHP-FPM and serve a web application with optional SSL

nginxphp-fpmssl

13

Protecting a Server

Secure SSH, change ports, set up Fail2Ban, and enable key-based auth

fail2bansshsecurity

14

Running Containers

Run Docker containers, build images, and publish to Docker Hub

dockercontainersimages

15

Networking Fundamentals

IP addresses, DNS resolution, routing, ports, and connectivity tools

ipdnssscurl

16

systemd & Service Management

Manage services with systemctl, view logs with journalctl, create custom units

systemctljournalctlservices

17

Text Processing

Master sed, awk, pipes, and text manipulation pipelines

sedawkpipesxargs

18

Task Scheduling

Automate tasks with cron jobs and one-time scheduling with at

croncrontabat

19

Firewall Configuration

Control network access with UFW — allow, deny, and rate limiting

ufwfirewallsecurity

20

Linux Troubleshooting

Capstone: diagnose and fix three real-world scenarios combining all skills

capstonetroubleshootingdebugging