S0. Lab and foundations
2 weeks at 8 hours a weekIn tracks: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I
Outcome: a working, snapshotted lab, and comfort with the command line on both operating systems.
Skills: VMware Workstation networking, snapshots, Git basics, PowerShell and Bash basics, Linux filesystem layout, package management, reading logs.
Labs
- Build the virtual networks and the router VM from LAB-ENVIRONMENT.md.
- Install Windows Server, a Debian-family VM and a RHEL-family VM. Snapshot each as
clean-install. - Copy this kit into your own Git repo, commit a change to your own progress file, and push.
- Linux lane: navigate the filesystem, use
aptanddnf, edit withnanoandvim, readjournalctloutput.
Prove it: screenshot of all VMs running with correct IPs, plus a first commit in your progress file.
Certs: foundation for everything. LPIC-1 topics: system architecture, installation and package management, GNU and Unix commands.
Tools for this sprint
Every sprint ends with a peer review. Need a reviewer? Find a study partner in the kit's Discussions. The same sprint is in the kit's SPRINTS.md on GitHub.