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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 1
Hi all, this is our first official week for this semester’s Linux SysAdmin decal! Enrollment codes will be emailed by Monday to students that was accepted. Our lecture and lab will be at their normal time on Tuesday 7-8pm and 8-9pm respectively. The lab is now open and you can get a head start if you wish, or you can start during lab time. We’re looking forward to teaching this class and hope you find the content engaging!
Here are some notes for the week:
- Normal schedule begins this week.
- Enrollment codes will be sent out by Monday. First lecture will be the day after that!
- You should soon also have access to Ed and Gradescope. Please use Ed for class discussion!
- Lab 1 is open and is due 02/07 at 11:59PM PST.
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 2: 2/10/2026
Lecture: Core Shell & Shell Scripting |
Lab: Lab 2 due Sat. 2/14
Week 3: 2/17/2026
Lecture: Packages |
Lab: Lab 3 due Sat. 2/21
Week 4: 2/24/2026
Lecture: Services |
Lab: Lab 4 due Sat. 2/28
Week 5: 3/03/2026
Lecture: Networking 101 |
Lab: Lab 5 due Sat. 3/7
Week 6: 3/10/2026
Lecture: Web Servers |
Lab: Lab 6 due Sat. 3/14
Week 7: 3/17/2026
Lecture: Security Fundamentals |
Lab: Lab 7 due Sat. 3/21
Week 8: 3/31/2026
Lecture: Version Control (git) and Backups |
Lab: Lab 8 due Sun. 4/4
Week 9: 4/07/2026
Lecture: Docker |
Lab: Lab 9 due Sat. 4/11
Week 10: 4/14/2026
Lecture: Nix |
Lab: Lab 10 due Sat. 4/18
Week 11: 4/21/2026
Lecture: Kubernetes (Optional Extra Lab) |
Lab: Lab 11 due Sat. 4/25