Linux Essentials for Campus Infrastructure and Services

Wednesday 20 May 2026, 09:00 → 12:30 Africa/Mogadishu

Online

Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

This training is designed to strengthen the technical capacity of system administrators across SomaliREN member institutions by providing essential Linux skills required to support campus infrastructure and digital services.

Linux underpins many of the core systems used in higher education and research environments, including identity services, learning management systems, repositories, and network services. This session introduces participants to the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively work within Linux-based environments.

Through a structured and hands-on approach, participants will learn how to navigate the Linux system, manage files and directories, and use essential command-line tools for day-to-day operations. The training emphasizes practical scenarios relevant to university and research institution environments.

This session serves as a foundation for more advanced topics in systems administration, automation, and service deployment within campus infrastructures.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

-          Understand the role of Linux in campus IT infrastructure

-          Navigate and operate within a Linux environment

-          Manage files and directories using command-line tools

-          Apply efficient file handling techniques (including wildcards)

-          Perform basic file editing and system interaction tasks

-          Build a foundation for managing institutional services

Target Audience

-          System Administrators and Network Administrators

-          IT Officers managing campus systems

-          Technical staff supporting digital services

This training supports SomaliREN’s mission to enhance institutional readiness and strengthen the effective use of shared digital services across member institutions.

1 Linux in Campus Infrastructure

Introduction to Linux
Role of Linux in universities and research institutions

Speaker: Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

2 Accessing and Understanding Linux

Terminal basics
System structure overview
Access methods

Speaker: Mohamed Bile (SomaliREN)

3 File System and Navigation

Directory structure
Absolute vs relative paths
Commands: pwd, ls, cd

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

10:15 Break Time

4 File and Directory Management

mkdir, touch
cp, mv
rm, rmdir

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

5 Efficient File Handling (Wildcards)

*, ?, []

Real-world usage

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

6 Basic File Editing (Vim)

Open
edit
save
exit

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

7 Practical Lab

• Structured step-by-step exercise

Speaker: Participants

8 Wrap-Up & Next Steps

Permissions
Processes
Service deployment roadmap

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)