Do Network Engineers Need to Know Linux?
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With most network operating systems based on Linux and the number of Linux-based projects like OpenStack growing, Linux skills are a requirement for networking pros. Historically, most network engineers have been focused on the CLI. …

Is Linux used in networking?

Linux has long been the basis of commercial networking devices, but now it’s a mainstay of enterprise infrastructure. Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

Do you need to know Linux for CCNA?

Let’s be clear about this first, Linux is not a necessity for CCNA/NP. If that be the case, it would be part of the curriculum. It is not. Now, when Linux is not a necessity,learning it might prove handy in the networking world.

Chloe Bennett

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