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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 3 Announcement
Hi everyone, we’re entering the second week of the DeCal! At this point, you should have turned in your Lab 2 on Gradescope. We’ll be taking a look and grading them soon. Weekly notes:
- Normal schedule, Lecture + Lab on Tuesday 09/23 7-9PM PST.
- Slides link are released, but are not official/finalized until after lecture is given on Tuesday 7pm.
- Lab 2 has been released and can be accessed below.
- Please use the corresponding Ed thread for Lab 3 related questions.
- Any questions? Post on Ed or reach us at decal@ocf.berkeley.edu!
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 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