Our online NDG Linux 1 course material costs $30, purchased from Network Development Group (NDG). You won't need to buy a printed book.

This Linux Administration 1 course doesn't assume you've taken CS 81.21 Introduction to Linux. It takes a running start at the beginning, and the first half overlaps much, though not all, of the Intro class, while introducing new commands and operations.

You'll work with two course web sites:

• Our main SRJC Canvas site, which contains:
  • All the primary information for this SRJC course
  • Discussion assignments
  • Review quizzes: mid-term and final
• Our Cisco Networking Academy course material site, NDG Linux 1 by Network Development Group (NDG), which contains:
  • NDG's reading chapters
  • Lab assignments
  • Chapter exams
  • Mid-term and final exams
    

Here's how to get started:

1. By the start of the semester, your instructor will provide separate Cisco Networking Academy student account access to the NDG Linux 1 course material, so you can log in there and begin working.
   1. If you already have a Cisco Networking Academy account from a previous course, please use that user name and password to log in.
   2. If you do not have a previous Cisco Networking Academy account, look for a course invitation email by the start of the course. Follow the directions to establish your user name and password. If you do not find an invitiation email, even in your Junk or Spam folder, please contact your intstructor immediately.
2. Read the Course Information.
3. Read the Assignments & Exams Schedule.
4. Read Zoom: Getting Started to prepare yourself and your computer for the online recorded lectures.
5. In the SRJC Canvas site, open the Modules section for the assignments and lecture recordings.
6. Optional: Make your own Linux system: see the Portable Linux page.