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  The Canonical Ubuntu Essentials exams certify knowledge and verify skills in general Linux, Ubuntu Desktop, and Ubuntu Server topics.
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          <strong>Self-study resources</strong>
        </h1>
        <p>The links on this page lead to documentation and tutorials about topics relevant to Canonical certification.</p>
        <p>
          Although they do not constitute an exhaustive list of the subjects covered by Canonical certifications, they provide a good starting point for your studies. Use them to familiarise yourself with key concepts, or to refresh your existing knowledge.
        </p>
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          <h2 id="general-resources">General resources</h2>
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            There are a number of instructional resources available, both community- and Canonical-made, that contain a wealth of useful information. The following links lead to Canonical’s official educational resources.
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          <h3 id="linux-tutorials" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Tutorials</h3>
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              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials">General Tutorials</a>
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          <h3 id="linux-tutorials" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Documentation</h3>
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            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu documentation</a>
              <ul>
                <li>
                  <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/index.html">Desktop</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                  <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs">Server</a>
                </li>
              </ul>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://docs.ubuntu.com/">Canonical product documentation</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommunityHelpWiki">Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/webinar">Canonical webinars</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/conference">Canonical conference materials</a>
            </li>
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          <h2>CUE.01 Linux</h2>
          <p class="spaced-bottom--smaller">
            Before embarking on the CUE Linux exam, it would be helpful to be familiar with the topics covered by the following resources.
          </p>
          <h3 id="linux-tutorials" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Secure System Access</h3>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/security/user-management/?_gl=1*1pxury7*_gcl_au*MTMyMjU4OTM2LjE3MjcyMTE0MTk.#user-profile-security">User management, Ubuntu server documentation</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FilePermissions">File Permissions, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo">Root Sudo, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://documentation.ubuntu.com/server/how-to/security/openssh-server/?_gl=1*by8way*_gcl_au*MTMyMjU4OTM2LjE3MjcyMTE0MTk.#ssh-keys">SSH keys, Ubuntu server documentation</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys">SSH/OpenSSH/Keys, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <span>Related man pages: <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/noble/en/man8/adduser.8.html">add user</a>, <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/noble/en/man8/usermod.8.html">usermod</a></span>
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h3 id="linux-documentation" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Use the Filesystem</h3>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#7-the-command-line-and-the-superuser">Linux command line for beginners: Ubuntu Tutorials</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal?_gl=1*gdzcq9*_gcl_au*MTMyMjU4OTM2LjE3MjcyMTE0MTk.">Using the terminal, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/grep">Grep, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FindingFiles">Finding Files, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/find">Find basics, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoverLostDiskSpace#Checking_Your_Partitions_via_Command_Line">Checking Your Partitions via Command Line, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/">Machine-readable debian/copyright file, Debian.org</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <span>Related man pages:</span> <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/diff.1posix.html">diff</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h3 id="linux-documentation" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Maintain System Resources</h3>
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            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/viewing-and-monitoring-log-files#2-log-files-locations">Viewing and monitoring log files, Ubuntu Tutorials</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingANewHardDrive">Installing A New Hard Drive, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions#Systemwide_Mounts">Automatically Mount Partitions, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab">Fstab, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive">Rename USB Drive, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto">Cron How to, Ubuntu Community Help Wiki</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <span>Related man pages:</span>
              <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/logrotate.8.html">logrotate</a>, <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/noble/en/man8/modprobe.8.html">modprobe</a>, <a href="https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/noble/en/man8/rmmod.8.html">rmmod</a>
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          </ul>
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          <h2>CUE.02 Desktop</h2>
          <p class="spaced-bottom--smaller">The following resources may prove useful when studying for the CUE Desktop exam.</p>
          <h3 id="desktop-tutorials" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Tutorials</h3>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu">How to verify your Ubuntu download</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop">Install Ubuntu desktop</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/upgrading-ubuntu-desktop">Upgrade Ubuntu desktop</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu">Create a bootable USB stick on Ubuntu</a>
            </li>
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          <h3 id="desktop-documentation" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Documentation</h3>
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              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/hardware.html.en">Hardware and drivers</a>
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              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/disk.html.en">Disks and storage</a>
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              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/bluetooth.html.en">Bluetooth</a>
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            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/hardware-problems-graphics.html.en">Screen problems</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound">Sound</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Video">Video</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Printers">Printers</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Scanners">Scanners</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkDevices">Network/wireless/internet devices</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CorporateUbuntu">Corporate Ubuntu</a>
            </li>
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          <h2>CUE.03 Server</h2>
          <p class="spaced-bottom--smaller">The following resources are recommended for prospective CUE Server candidates.</p>
          <h3 id="server-tutorials" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Tutorials</h3>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-server">Install Ubuntu Server</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/viewing-and-monitoring-log-filesa">Viewing and monitoring log files</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/enable-the-livepatch-service">Apply kernel patches without rebooting</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/setup-zfs-storage-pool">Set up a ZFS storage tool</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h3 id="server-documentation" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Documentation</h3>
          <p>
            The <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs">Server documentation</a> covers a wide array of relevant topics. They are worth reading in their entirety, but the following sections may prove especially useful:
          </p>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/installation">Basic install</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/install/autoinstall">Automated install</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/cloud-images/introduction">Cloud images</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/rock-images/introduction">Software containers</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/network-introduction">Networking</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/device-mapper-multipathing-introduction">Networked storage</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/security-introduction">Security</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/virtualization-introduction">Virtualisation</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/ubuntu-ha-introduction">High availability</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/logging-monitoring-alerting">Monitoring</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/databases-introduction">Databases</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/backups-introduction">Backups</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/mail-introduction">Mail servers</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/web-servers-introduction">Web servers</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            Additional resources can be found on the <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommunityHelpWiki">Community Wiki</a>. We recommend looking at <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SystemAdministration">System Administration</a>, in particular:
          </p>
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            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxLogFiles">Linux Log Files</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto">Add Users How-To</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto">Cron How-To</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
          <h3 id="server-webinar" class="p-heading--5 u-no-margin">Webinars</h3>
          <ul class="pad-top">
            <li>
              <a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-security-compliance">Ubuntu, security &amp; compliance</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
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