15 Best Linux Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Linux courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and University of California San Diego. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "linux" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $9.99 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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C Programming with Linux
Offered by Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom
In this C Programming with Linux Specialization program of seven short courses, you will learn how to write, read and debug computer programs in the C programming language while also becoming familiar with the Linux oper...
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2
Linux Commands & Shell Scripting
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Master Linux Commands & Shell Scripting with this comprehensive Linux course that bridges theory with practical application, equipping you with essential command-line proficiency and powerful shell scripting capabilities...
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Linux Tools for Text Processing
Offered by University of California San Diego
Many fields, such as data science, bioinformatics, and Linux systems administration, require the manipulation of textual data. Tasks include extracting fields or records meeting certain conditions from structured data (e...
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4
C Programming: Using Linux Tools and Libraries - 7
Offered by Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom
Learn how to use professional tools and libraries to write and build C programs within the Linux operating system. This seventh and final course in the C Programming with Linux Specialization will allow you to develop an...
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5
Linux and Private Cloud Administration on IBM Power Systems
Offered by IBM
This specialization introduces Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration. IBM Power servers will be used to demonstrate these concepts. Through three hands-on courses, learners progress from Linux command-line essen...
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Linux for beginners with Hands-on Labs
Offered by KodeKloud
Why You Should Learn Linux As per Stack overflow’s insights, the most common and the most loved platform happens to be Linux. If you do a quick search online on Linux you’ll see some interesting statistics. All of the fa...
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Linux for Beginners: Foundations and Essential Operations
Offered by KodeKloud
Linux administration starts at the command line — and this course builds the skills you need to work there with confidence. You'll begin by setting up your learning environment and understanding how the LFCS certificatio...
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Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS): Unit 1
Offered by Pearson
This course offers a deep dive into the essentials of Linux, starting with the installation of popular distributions like Ubuntu and CentOS. You'll gain hands-on experience with fundamental Linux commands, file managemen...
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The Ultimate Linux Bootcamp for DevOps SRE & Cloud Engineers
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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10
Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 1
Offered by Pearson
Whether you’re an aspiring network engineer, system administrator, or IT professional, this course is designed to give you a solid foundation in both the theory and practical skills needed to excel in Linux-based network...
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11
Build a Guessing Game in C# on Linux
Offered by Coursera
By the end of of this project you will create a guessing game application that pits the computer against the user. You will create variables, static methods, decision constructs, and loops in C# to create the game. Tradi...
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Advanced Linux Administration and Shell Scripting
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automation with Ansible
Offered by Red Hat
This course is intended for Linux system administrators and developers who need to automate provisioning, configuration, application deployment, and orchestration. Students learn how to install and configure Ansible on a...
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14
Foundations of Linux Kernel Development
Offered by Packt
This course provides foundational skills in Linux kernel programming, focusing on kernel architecture, source code management, and module development. Learners gain practical insight into how the Linux kernel operates an...
$49.00listed price -
15
The Linux Essentials
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price
Best Linux Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Dartmouth College & Institut Mines-Télécom, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and University of California San Diego — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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