This course provides the students with an understanding of how to install various Linux operating systems and undertake periodic and day-to-day system administration tasks. Topics covered include the system installation, how to boot up and shut down the system, maintaining disks, file system maintenance, reconfiguring the system kernel, application/system file installation and updates, adding hardware to the Linux System, debugging Linux, creating and managing user accounts; creating and managing directory Shares with NFS and Samba servives; FTP and HTTP service configuration. Also Performance and security issues covered with SeLinux implementations take part in the course content