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OCF Linux System Administration DeCal
A course covering the basics of setting up and administering a production-quality Linux server environment.
Week 0
- The Linux SysAdmin Decal is back for Fall 2025!
- Join us at Decal infosessions on 9/02 and 9/04, 7pm @ OCF Lab or at ocf.io/meet!
- To enroll, fill out lab 0 here! Lab 0 opens after the first infosession and is due Saturday, Sept. 6th at 11:59pm.
- Learn more about the course at the about page.
- Any questions? Contact us at decal@ocf.berkeley.edu!
- Looking for a previous semester’s materials? You can view it in the archive.
Lecture: Tuesday 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Lab: Tuesday 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Schedule
Week 0: 9/02/2025
Infosession: Tues 9/02 & Thurs 9/04, 7-8pm @ OCF Lab
Lab: Lab 0 due Sat. 9/6
Week 1: 9/09/2025
Lecture: History of UNIX, Intro to Linux, FOSS |
Lab: Lab 1 due Sat. 9/13
Week 2: 9/16/2025
Lecture: Core Shell & Shell Scripting |
Lab: Lab 2 due Sat. 9/20
Week 3: 9/23/2025
Lecture: Packages |
Lab: Lab 3 due Sat. 9/27
Week 4: 9/30/2025
Lecture: Services |
Lab: Lab 4 due Sat. 10/4
Week 5: 10/07/2025
Lecture: Networking 101 |
Lab: Lab 5 due Sat. 10/11
Week 6: 10/14/2025
Lecture: Web Servers |
Lab: Lab 6 due Sat. 10/18
Week 7: 10/21/2025
Lecture: Security Fundamentals |
Lab: Lab 7 due Sat. 10/25
Week 8: 10/28/2025
Lecture: Version Control (git) and Backups |
Lab: Lab 8 due Sat. 11/1
Week 9: 11/04/2025
Lecture: Docker |
Lab: Lab 9 due Sat. 11/8
Week 10: 11/18/2025
Lecture: Puppet |
Lab: Lab 10 due Sat. 11/22
Week 11: 11/25/2025
Lecture: Kubernetes (Optional Extra Lab) |
Lab: Lab 11 due Sat. 11/29