Comments on: Linux Applications You Must Be Familiar With If You Plan on Landing a Linux Job

By: Lokesh Walase

Lokesh Walase — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:40:53 +0000

A good one for a lab-admin like me , in my college !!

By: Sintex

Sintex — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:17:06 +0000

I would Say man “Command” is the best thing on a Linux system!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:26:33 +0000

Wow…I love that posts like this stir the pot so much! I actually have a “Linux Job” I suppose…SysAdmin for a hosting company. Obviously Apache/MySQL/PHP are important. For every day tasks though, the most common commands that I run are grep, crontab, and vi. I use xargs all the time too. Piping other commands through xargs is super helpful!

That being said, no command can compare to the power of scripting. Writing bash scripts or small programs in C/C++ and then automating those scripts using cron is what makes doing my job possible! Learn to write code…It is far more valuable than any command that is built into a Linux system!

By: marin

marin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:42:52 +0000

While this list is not complete, it is a good starting point for someone trying to develop a bit hes/her skills in Unix OS (as someone stated before).
Something that i would add to the list is aslo Asterisk. I’ve been asked about it in 2 of 3 jobs interviews, even if was not listed in the job description when i applyed.
Well.. and i enjoy using mutt to read my emails.
Grep, cat and chown commands may also be usefull.
I’m an junior linux admin. I don’t pretend to know much (hell.. i still struggle with bash and perl) so.. this list is good to have it as a reminder of the basics i still have to learn.
Good job mate

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By: goldenguras

goldenguras — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:13:55 +0000

Its interesting to know that you have to have a varied of learning and experience to land a Linux job. I was wondering back in 2004 that how about taking a class in COMPTIA + certification and pass the test. I took the class and still am learning the administration part of the Linux. You think taking the exam and passing would enable to get a job in linux!. Any thought.

By: gabriel

gabriel — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:53:33 +0000

though i disagree with the approach bender took, i would have to agree that the title of this article is a bit misleading. bender is correct, to land a linux job, you do need to know a good bit more than what you posted.

and then to follow his comment with a counter showing jobs for sys admin’s? c’mon, thats not linux, thats scripting..

now if you said linux applications you must be familiar with if you plan on landing a LAMP admin job, i would whole-heartedly agree, but you did specify only linux

anywho, you have a great list here, and from what i see of most comments, you did forget GREP … oops, must of had a momentary brain fart.

i would also add svn or git or csv to that list, and possibly trac

By: Bill in Detroit

Bill in Detroit — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:45:27 +0000

This is a good start on such a list, but it is not (nor could it ever be) a ‘final’ listing. The ‘deal’ for a Linux admin is to learn quickly, read voraciously, and always, always, always protect the data before trying out anything new.

By: bah

bah — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:59 +0000

Dude. The only command you need is man.

By: robb

robb — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:53:30 +0000

linux job sounds too much for this.
if u really must include a linux job, u’ll need a little more advance terms than these.