8 Places To Learn Important Linux Skills Online!

Planning a career in Linux? Here are 10 online places that can help you update your Linux skill set. While Linux has already become a lucrative career option, the industry gurus think that both money and opportunities in the Linux jobs market will continue to grow. And as more and more companies are now moving toward Linux and open-source, the penetration in one of these jobs will not be difficult if you posses the right skill set. And what's more awesome about all this is that you can learn the skills easily via these 8 respected website offerings.

1. PaulPaulito.com

PaulPaulito.com, is around a year old website based in the Netherlands which has already gained a lot of popularity for its whole series of online screencast training videos in English, Spanish, and German. The authorized training partner of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), courses helps the candidate to prepare for LPI certification exams. The subscription plans begin at 49 euros, or about $67, per month, and can be canceled any time.

2. LPI Partners

Other than PaulPaulito, LPI itself has established partnerships with several other training partners around the world. A regional lookup guide on the LPI site lets you search for training partners near you.

3. Red Hat

The famous Linux vendor, Red Hat is yet another place to get training and certifications. The website offers several online certifications aimed toward Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Prices of the certifications starts at $1,400.

4. BeginLinux.com

The website offers various self-directed courses meant for online learning. The topics include Ubuntu Server, Apache Security, and CentOS Server etc. Pricing for the certifications starts at $95.95.

5. The Linux Foundation

Linux Foundation in the same fashion also offers various online courses. The subjects include embedded Linux, the Linux Kernel, and Open Source Compliance etc. The lectures are given using live audio conference bridge and a live Java-based virtual collaboration tool. The price for the virtual classes is $2,750.

6. Canonical

For those who are specifically looking for Ubuntu based courses can also find online offerings on the official website of Ubuntu in its training section.

7. IBM

IBM also offers a wide range of Linux training which includes several self-paced online courses. Pricing of the course starts at $675.

8. Novell OpenCourseWare

Similar to other big names of Linux i.e. Canonical, Red Hat, and IBM, Novell also offers a wide range courses for its Linux products. The training is absolutely free, and does not require any registration.