Kali Linux Course Manchester: Hands-On Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Read the Bash prompt and break a command into its command, options and arguments. Use quotation marks, Tab completion, history and reverse search without running a recalled command blindly.

Find reliable local help with --help, man, whatis and apropos. Recognise common errors, interrupt a command safely and use echo $? to check the previous exit status.

Understand the directory tree and the purpose of /, /home, /etc, /var, /usr, /tmp, /dev and /proc. Distinguish the filesystem root from the root user’s home.

Navigate with pwd, ls, cd, absolute paths, relative paths, ., .., ~ and cd -. Repair broken paths using evidence instead of guessing.

Create and inspect files and directories with touch, mkdir, file and ls -ld. Copy, move and rename data with cp, cp -r and mv.

Learn the checks required before using rm -i, rmdir or rm -ri. Practise safe paths, filenames containing spaces and controlled disposable workspaces.

Read short and long text safely with cat, cat -n, less, head and tail. Count lines, words and bytes with wc.

Understand standard output, standard error, >, >> and 2>. Edit a controlled copy in Nano, save deliberately and verify the changed content.

Search text with grep options including -n, -i, -c and -v. Search directory trees with controlled find expressions.

Connect commands with pipes and reduce output using sort, uniq -c, cut, head and wc -l. Explain which stage produced each result.

Confirm identity and group membership with whoami, id and groups. Read file type, owner, group and permission bits using ls -l, ls -ld and stat.

Apply symbolic and numeric permission changes with chmod. Understand common modes such as 600, 640 and 750, inspect umask, and use sudo -l to check authorised privilege rather than assuming it.

Inspect running work with ps, ps aux, pgrep -a and top. Identify a process accurately before using kill.

Inspect services with systemctl status and systemctl list-units. Search and review packages with apt search and apt show, then refresh package metadata with sudo apt update when authorised.

Measure memory, filesystem space and directory use with free -h, df -h and du -sh. Read block-device and filesystem information with lsblk and lsblk -f.

Create, list and extract archives with tar. Add gzip compression where suitable and verify important files with sha256sum and sha256sum -c.

Inspect interfaces, addresses and routes with ip link, ip -br address and ip route. Use bounded ping and traceroute tests to investigate an approved connection path.

Review local listening sockets with ss -tuln. Query DNS records with dig, inspect HTTP headers with curl -I, follow approved redirects with curl -L and use ssh user@host only for an authorised remote system.

This chapter teaches observation and connection testing. It does not teach network scanning.

Inspect UFW status and numbered rules. Create, verify and remove a tightly scoped classroom rule while keeping a recovery path.

Use journalctl, tail, less and grep to investigate logs. Combine service state, socket state, routes and timestamps into a clear troubleshooting record.

Write small Bash scripts with a shebang, variables, quoted values, read -r, tests, conditions, loops and meaningful exit codes. Run only scripts you have read and understood.

Record terminal work with tee and script. Package evidence with tar, verify integrity with SHA-256 and complete a capstone that combines safe administration, troubleshooting and professional evidence.

No. This course teaches Kali Linux operation, administration, troubleshooting and evidence skills. It prepares you for later cybersecurity study. Active scanning, exploitation, Metasploit and reverse shells belong to DigiUK’s DCCP and ethical-hacking training.

No. The curriculum begins with the workstation, terminal and filesystem, then develops skills step by step. Basic computer confidence and willingness to practise are important.

Basic networking knowledge is recommended for the later chapters. During the free induction, the tutor can check your starting point and recommend Network+ first if needed.

No. DigiUK provides a separate free induction before enrolment. Session 1 begins the paid 27-session course.

Yes. Each chapter uses complete commands, explains important options and arguments, shows the expected type of output and includes guided troubleshooting when the result differs.

The course uses DigiUK’s prepared Kali laboratory design. The tutor explains the current appliance, software requirements and home-practice arrangement during the induction.

No. DigiUK independently created and delivers this course. It uses Kali Linux as the learning platform but does not claim affiliation, endorsement or official vendor status.

Learners who meet the completion requirements receive a DigiUK Academy Certificate of Completion. It is not an external vendor examination or regulated professional certification.