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Package Management and Software Installation

Master Linux package management with apt, install and configure web stack services, and manage system services with systemd.

240 minutes
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Lab Overview

🛠 Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 2. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):

  • Week 2: Linux Essentials for Platform Engineers (slug: linux-essentials-platform-engineers)

🟡 Beta bootcamp lab. Hands-on instructions, check scripts, and solve scripts are in place. Lab is part of the running TaskFlow project that grows across all 21 weeks of the bootcamp.

Master Linux package management with apt, install and configure software services (nginx, PostgreSQL, Redis), and manage system services with systemd. Build a complete web stack that you'll automate with Ansible in Week 11.

What You'll Learn

Manage packages with apt (update, upgrade, install, remove)

Install and configure web stack services

Manage system services with systemctl

Configure services for auto-start on boot

Troubleshoot service failures with journalctl

Prerequisites

Linux Command Mastery lab completed

File Permissions lab completed

Technologies Covered

linuxaptsystemdservices

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