Linux Training in Colombo

Linux is a powerful open-source operating system used widely in servers, embedded systems, and enterprise environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to acquire practical knowledge of managing Linux servers, configuring system components, securing access, and supporting institutional IT needs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a Linux server from scratch.
• Manage users, groups, and access permissions effectively.
• Create and manage local file systems and partitions.
• Configure basic networking and essential services.
• Perform package management depending on the Linux distribution.
• Implement basic security practices and automation scripts.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Kali Linux is a powerful, open-source platform widely used for penetration testing and digital forensics. It includes a suite of specialized tools for evidence collection, analysis, and reporting during post-incident investigations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level security professionals who wish to use Kali Linux forensic tools for on-site investigations following cyber incidents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure a Kali Linux forensic environment.
• Collect and preserve digital evidence using forensic best practices.
• Analyze disks, memory, and network traffic with Kali tools.
• Generate reports and support legal and compliance processes.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on forensic exercises using Kali Linux.
• Real-world cyber-incident investigation scenarios.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level system administrators who wish to gain the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to proficiently manage and utilize Rocky Linux in various real-world scenarios and business applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate, install, configure, and manage a Rocky Linux system effectively.
• Administer system tasks and implement security measures.
• Understand virtualization and containerization.
• Implement backup and recovery plans and optimize system performance.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to gain advanced knowledge in performing penetration testing with Kali Linux such as advance sniffing, exploit writing, web and wireless penetration testing, document management and reporting, and other penetration testing methods.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and utilize the advanced methodology of Kali Linux for penetration testing.
• Learn to use vulnerability assessment tools.
• Manage evidence, data collection, and reporting using Kali Linux.
• Learn about exploitations, attacks, and privileges escalations.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators and IT professionals who wish to become proficient Linux system administrators.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Effectively manage Linux systems and servers.
• Perform key system administration tasks.
• Configure and troubleshoot networking in Linux.
• Implement security measures to protect Linux systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and system administrators who wish to automate their tasks and manage their systems more effectively using Bash.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Bash.
• Write and execute Bash scripts.
• Understand the lifecycle of a Bash script and how Bash fits into system administration tasks.
• Use Bash to automate tasks and manage systems.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators who wish to develop skills in Linux administration using CentOS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure CentOS 8.
• Manage users and groups, control, and monitor system processes.
• Configure network services and security.
• Implement storage solutions and perform system maintenance and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to understand and start working with KVM and hypervisors in general.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and types of hypervisors.
• Install and configure KVM on a Linux host.
• Create, manage, and troubleshoot guest virtual machines.
• Configure virtual networking and storage pools for VM environments.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to learn more about performing penetration testing and other security management with Kali Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the internals of Kali Linux.
• Perform vulnerability scan and analysis.
• Manage file permissions and directories structure.
• Work with commands and shortcuts in hacker style.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at individuals who want to gain a solid understanding of open-source IT and cloud computing fundamentals.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of open-source software and its benefits.
• Navigate and utilize the Linux command-line interface.
• Comprehend cloud computing concepts and terminology.
• Explore various cloud deployment models and services.

The course answers the questions:

• How to perform basic operations on the system?
• Where to find information and how to get help?
• How does the power?
• What are the types of files in the system?
• How simply and quickly solve problems?

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner and intermediate-level Linux users, system administrators, and developers who wish to gain hands-on experience in creating efficient and effective shell scripts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how the shell works and interact with Linux using BASH.
• Write, debug, and execute BASH scripts to automate repetitive tasks.
• Implement conditional statements, loops, and functions in scripts for enhanced functionality.
• Process and manipulate text files, search for patterns, and work with streams effectively.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at sysadmins, DevOps, and developers who wish to use CloudForms to manage virtual infrastructures in a centralized interface.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure CloudForms on different virtual machine and cloud platforms (OpenStack, OpenShift, and VMware).
• Create a centralized management interface for monitoring multiple clusters.
• Enhance the security control and configuration policies of an entire infrastructure.
• Transform a distributed virtual infrastructure into a unified hybrid environment.
• Optimize workload performance and efficiency by automating orchestration and workflows.

 Builds competency in Debian GNU/Linux system administration through intensive coverage of console workflows, filesystem management, shell navigation, and text-processing tools. Delves into comprehensive package management with apt and dpkg, system initialization, security hardening, and user authentication. Prepares administrators to manage Debian infrastructure end-to-end with confidence in daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and secure system configuration across diverse enterprise deployments.

In this instructor-led, live training in Colombo, participants will learn the critical features of DNS while carrying out exercises in the setup and configuration of a BIND DNS server on Linux. The course starts with a refresher on key networking principles, then digs into hands-on practice with setup and configuration. Steadily, the discussion and practices move towards more complex topics such as security, availability, debugging and troubleshooting.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers and developers who wish to use Fedora CoreOS to reduce the maintenance and upgrade costs of running  containerized applications on Kubernetes.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Fedora CoreOS.
• Set up Kubernetes cluster on Fedora CoreOS.
• Run and manage Kubernetes deployments on Fedora CoreOS.
• Automatically update Fedora OS with the latest OS improvements, bug fixes, and security updates.

Go (Golang) is an open source programming language developed at Google. One of Go's popular use cases is Linux and Unix systems programming.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of systems programming with Go as they step through hands-on exercises exploring the various features of Go.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Go systems programming
• Set up the Go development environment
• Write programs in Go
• Use both the basic and advanced features of Go for Unix and Linux systems programming
• Understand and use Goroutines
• Write fast and lightweight code with Go
• Write low-level networking code with Go

Audience

• Programmers
• Developers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Learn how to develop applications for the Linux environment. In this instructor-led course, you’ll get hands-on experience with the necessary tools and methods for Linux application development and learn about the features and techniques that are unique to Linux.

This course will teach you how to containerize, host, deploy, and configure an application in a multi-node cluster. It also serves as preparation for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam.

Linux system administration is one of the most in-demand skills in IT. Whether you’re looking for expert prep for the Linux Foundation Certified System Administration (LFCS) certification, need training to help start a new Linux IT career, transition to Linux from another platform, or you’re just brushing up on your sysadmin skills, this instructor-led course will teach you what you need to know.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at individuals who want to expand their knowledge of Linux system configuration, administration, and command line environment.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

 manage networking, system services, user account creation and administration, and much more; you will also familiarize yourself with virtualization, containers, and DevOps concepts

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at individuals who desire to gain the necessary skills of Linux

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

to administer, configure and upgrade Linux systems running one of the three major Linux distribution families: Debian/Ubuntu andRed Hat/CentOS/Fedora, how to master the tools and concepts you’ll need to efficiently build and manage an enterprise Linux infrastructure

This instructor-led course will walk you through the many risks and threats that exist, show you how to use best practices and other open-source tools to mitigate or counteract those threats, and teach you what you need to know to detect and recover from those attacks that do happen.

Keeping your Linux systems running optimally is a mission-critical function for most Linux IT professionals. This course will teach you the appropriate tools, subsystems, and techniques you need to get the best possible performance out of Linux

This course covers the core concepts typically used to build and administer a Kubernetes cluster in production, using vendor-independent tools. We build a cluster, determine network configuration, grow the cluster, deploy applications and configure the storage, security and other objects necessary for typical use. This course offers exposure to the many skills necessary to administer Kubernetes in a production environment and is excellent preparation for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam.

This instructor-led course provides skills and knowledge across a broad range of best practices for securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment, and runtime.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at IT professionals who wish to plan and execute enterprise-scale migrations from Windows to Linux workstations and servers.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to assess readiness, develop migration roadmaps, select distributions, implement migration techniques, manage application compatibility, and execute change management strategies.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level / intermediate-level / advanced-level IT professionals who wish to use Linux networking tools to build, configure, and support a custom router with WAN, LAN bridging, NAT, and DHCP services.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: configure network interfaces, enable routing and NAT, deploy DHCP services, and troubleshoot router connectivity issues.

Learn core Linux Systems Administration skills in a workshop environment. (Ubuntu or CentOS)

Who is this course for:

Engineers who want to transition into Linux engineering and administration roles.
Beginners who want to understand how a Linux operating system works and how to manage it.
People looking to prepare for professional certifications such as the LPI level 1 or RHCSA.

Description:

This course is designed to teach you about the advantages of Linux-based operating systems, their role in enterprise, and how to understand and administer them. Aimed at relative beginners, we will teach you all the skills necessary to manage a small Linux estate.

Using a combination of demonstrations and practical exercises, we will guide you through the relevant commands, tools and processes you will need to know to become a successful administrator of a professional Linux environment.

The skills to properly run and maintain Linux environments are in very high demand.
If you have little or no experience working with Linux and wish to become a competent administrator quickly, this course will give you all the tools you need to enter the exciting and challenging world of Linux administration.

At the end of this course you will:

• Understand what GNU/Linux is, and its role in modern IT
• Be able to install a linux distribution from scratch
• Be able to configure users, groups, storage, and networking of a Linux-based computer
• Be able to confidently navigate the command line interface (CLI) on any Linux server
• Understand services, processes, and system resources
• Install, remove, and configure software.

Linux is an open source operating system that is popular among developers because of its stability, flexibility, and customizability.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use the Linux Command Line and implement basic commands.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Have a good understanding of the Linux File System and the Linux Command Line
• Learn how to navigate the Linux File System using Linux commands
• Learn how to create and manipulate files and directories using Linux commands
• Create their own Linux commands

Audience

• Anyone interested in getting started with Linux
• Windows or Mac users who are interested in switching to Linux
• Existing Linux users who want to be more effective in using the Linux Command Line

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at network engineers who wish to use Linux for network engineering.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Linux services for networking.
• Replace switches with Linux switches.
• Use Linux commands to manage processes.
• Configure an SDN to automate network maintenance.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to administer and monitor a large-scale deployment of the Lustre parallel file system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Lustre software.
• Select hardware for using Lustre.
• Administer and monitor Lustre.
• Benchmark Lustre's performance.
• Optimize Lustre for performance.
• Diagnosis and analysis issues with Lustre in production.

NixOS is a Linux distribution built on the Nix package manager, offering fully declarative and reproducible system configuration. By describing entire operating systems as pure functions, NixOS eliminates configuration drift and enables atomic rollbacks, making it ideal for sovereign infrastructure that must be auditable and exactly reproducible.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at embedded engineers and system administrators who wish to build, customize, and deploy OpenBMC firmware for server management.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at hardware validation and system test engineers who wish to implement, test, and troubleshoot IPMI and sensor management on OpenBMC platforms.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at embedded Linux developers who wish to master the OpenBMC build system, customize layers, and create production-ready BMC firmware images.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at penetration testers who wish to penetrate test networks in Kali Linux using Python.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create Python programs to seek network vulnerabilities.
• Explore and use Kali web shells and shellcode in exploits.
• Apply various Kali tools for penetration testing.
• Exploit systems with Python.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT professionals and users who wish to use Linux to confidently work with Linux systems, both in graphical and command-line environments. It introduces core Linux concepts and practical skills for users with little or no prior UNIX/Linux experience.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: Install and configure a basic Linux environment and access systems locally or remotely, navigate the Linux file system and manage files and directories, manage users, file permissions, and software packages, and use essential Linux commands for basic networking and system checks.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and IT professionals who wish to effectively manage, optimize, and secure RHEL 8 environments using the latest tools and techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure RHEL 8 for enterprise use.
• Use advanced tools like App Streams, Stratis, and the Virtual Data Optimizer for efficient storage management.
• Implement secure networking using NFTables and Firewalld.
• Automate systems administration tasks with Ansible, including the deployment and scaling of tasks.
• Manage the lifecycle of containers and secure deployments in production environments.

In an IT landscape that increasingly demands flexibility and cost-efficiency, moving to open-source infrastructure is no longer just an "option"—it is a strategic necessity. Your team is currently proficient in Windows environments, but the inability to leverage Linux effectively creates a bottleneck in deploying modern, scalable web applications and storage solutions.

The Solution: This comprehensive 5-Day Accelerated Program is designed to bridge that skills gap. We do not just teach "commands"; we transform Windows-centric administrators into confident Linux System Engineers. By the end of this course, your team will possess the capability to deploy secure web servers, manage networked storage, and—crucially—implement centralized identity management using Active Directory protocols on Linux.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy & Secure: Install Ubuntu Server from scratch and secure it with industry-standard SSH practices.
• Manage Identity: (New) Configure and manage Active Directory services using Samba to centralize user accounts and authentication (LDAP).
• Automate: Write Bash scripts to automate repetitive maintenance tasks.
• Host: Deploy and maintain production-ready web servers (Apache/Nginx).

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators who wish to use Ubuntu to set up and manage network devices, virtual machines, and containers in a secure, customizable, and user-friendly operating system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary environment to manage network devices, virtual machines, and cloud images with Ubuntu.
• Understand the features and advantages of Ubuntu and the different variants.
• Configure network devices and security using bash and sudo shell commands.
• Use the technologies (such as OpenStack) and tools available in Ubuntu to manage virtualization and cloud containers.
• Learn how to set up and configure mail servers (Dovecot, Exim4, and Postfix) and web servers (Apache) in Ubuntu.

This 2 day course gives an introduction to the writing of UNIX Shell scripts using the Korn and Bash shells and to the more advanced features of UNIX including the batch editor sed and the text file processing language awk.

Although based on the Solaris version of UNIX running on a desktop PC, the principles learnt may be applied to all other versions of UNIX including Linux, AIX, HP-UX and SCO.

The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 1 day is normally needed to cover the core elements.

Full course notes are provided along with sample script files and free software tools for use in accessing a UNIX server.

This instructor-led, live training in Colombo (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level virtualization administrators who wish to use open-source platforms to migrate away from VMware.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure KVM, oVirt, and Proxmox VE.
• Migrate virtual workloads from VMware.
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery.
• Optimize performance in open-source virtualization environments.