root@cyberarcanum:~/learn/essentials
$ cat /etc/motd
 /$$$$$$$$                                          /$$     /$$           /$$
| $$_____/                                         | $$    |__/          | $$
| $$        /$$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$  /$$$$$$  /$$$$$$$  /$$$$$$   /$$  /$$$$$$ | $$  /$$$$$$$
| $$$$$    /$$_____//$$_____/ /$$__  $$| $$__  $$|_  $$_/  | $$ |____  $$| $$ /$$_____/
| $$__/   |  $$$$$$|  $$$$$$ | $$$$$$$$| $$  \ $$  | $$    | $$  /$$$$$$$| $$|  $$$$$$
| $$       \____  $$\____  $$| $$_____/| $$  | $$  | $$ /$$| $$ /$$__  $$| $$ \____  $$
| $$$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$//$$$$$$$/|  $$$$$$$| $$  | $$  |  $$$$/| $$|  $$$$$$$| $$ /$$$$$$$/
|________/|_______/|_______/  \_______/|__/  |__/   \___/  |__/ \_______/|__/|_______/
Core skills every aspiring hacker needs
$ ls --classify /learn/essentials/
 /$$       /$$                                       /$$    /$$$$$$    /$$
| $$      |__/                                     /$$$$   /$$$_  $$ /$$$$
| $$       /$$ /$$$$$$$  /$$   /$$ /$$   /$$      |_  $$  | $$$$\ $$|_  $$
| $$      | $$| $$__  $$| $$  | $$|  $$ /$$/        | $$  | $$ $$ $$  | $$
| $$      | $$| $$  \ $$| $$  | $$ \  $$$$/         | $$  | $$\ $$$$  | $$
| $$      | $$| $$  | $$| $$  | $$  >$$  $$         | $$  | $$ \ $$$  | $$
| $$$$$$$$| $$| $$  | $$|  $$$$$$/ /$$/\  $$       /$$$$$$|  $$$$$$/ /$$$$$$
|________/|__/|__/  |__/ \______/ |__/  \__/      |______/ \______/ |______/

Start your Linux journey with interactive terminal challenges and hands-on learning.

cd /learn/essentials/linux-101/ _
 /$$   /$$             /$$                                       /$$
| $$$ | $$            | $$                                      | $$
| $$$$| $$  /$$$$$$  /$$$$$$   /$$  /$$  /$$  /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$ | $$   /$$  /$$$$$$$
| $$ $$ $$ /$$__  $$|_  $$_/  | $$ | $$ | $$ /$$__  $$ /$$__  $$| $$  /$$/ /$$_____/
| $$  $$$$| $$$$$$$$  | $$    | $$ | $$ | $$| $$  \ $$| $$  \__/| $$$$$$/ |  $$$$$$
| $$\  $$$| $$_____/  | $$ /$$| $$ | $$ | $$| $$  | $$| $$      | $$_  $$  \____  $$
| $$ \  $$|  $$$$$$$  |  $$$$/|  $$$$$/$$$$/|  $$$$$$/| $$      | $$ \  $$ /$$$$$$$/
|__/  \__/ \_______/   \___/   \_____/\___/  \______/ |__/      |__/  \__/|_______/

Understand how networks work — TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, and packet analysis.

cd /learn/essentials/networks/ _
 /$$   /$$                           /$$                                            
| $$  | $$                          | $$                                            
| $$  | $$  /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$$ /$$  /$$  /$$  /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$ 
| $$$$$$$$ |____  $$ /$$__  $$ /$$__  $$| $$ | $$ | $$ |____  $$ /$$__  $$ /$$__  $$
| $$__  $$  /$$$$$$$| $$  \__/| $$  | $$| $$ | $$ | $$  /$$$$$$$| $$  \__/| $$$$$$$$
| $$  | $$ /$$__  $$| $$      | $$  | $$| $$ | $$ | $$ /$$__  $$| $$      | $$_____/
| $$  | $$|  $$$$$$$| $$      |  $$$$$$$|  $$$$$/$$$$/|  $$$$$$$| $$      |  $$$$$$$
|__/  |__/ \_______/|__/       \_______/ \_____/\___/  \_______/|__/       \_______/

Learn about the physical components inside a computer — CPU, RAM, GPU, storage, and how they work together.

cd /learn/essentials/computer-hardware/ _
 /$$      /$$           /$$                 /$$   /$$                        
| $$  /$ | $$          | $$                |__/  | $$                        
| $$ /$$$| $$  /$$$$$$ | $$$$$$$   /$$$$$$$ /$$  /$$$$$$    /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$$
| $$/$$ $$ $$ /$$__  $$| $$__  $$ /$$_____/| $$ |_  $$_/   /$$__  $$ /$$_____/
| $$$$_  $$$$| $$$$$$$$| $$  \ $$|  $$$$$$ | $$   | $$    | $$$$$$$$|  $$$$$$ 
| $$$/ \  $$$| $$_____/| $$  | $$ \____  $$| $$   | $$ /$$| $$_____/ \____  $$
| $$/   \  $$|  $$$$$$$| $$$$$$$/ /$$$$$$$/| $$   |  $$$$/|  $$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$/
|__/     \__/ \_______/|_______/ |_______/ |__/    \___/   \_______/|_______/ 

Understand how the web works — URLs, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, cookies, sessions, APIs, and developer tools.

cd /learn/essentials/websites/ _
 /$$$$$$$                      /$$              /$$$$$$                      /$$             /$$     /$$                    
| $$__  $$                    | $$             /$$__  $$                    |__/            | $$    |__/                    
| $$  \ $$  /$$$$$$   /$$$$$$$| $$$$$$$       | $$  \__/  /$$$$$$$  /$$$$$$  /$$  /$$$$$$  /$$$$$$   /$$ /$$$$$$$   /$$$$$$ 
| $$$$$$$  |____  $$ /$$_____/| $$__  $$      |  $$$$$$  /$$_____/ /$$__  $$| $$ /$$__  $$|_  $$_/  | $$| $$__  $$ /$$__  $$
| $$__  $$  /$$$$$$$|  $$$$$$ | $$  \ $$       \____  $$| $$      | $$  \__/| $$| $$  \ $$  | $$    | $$| $$  \ $$| $$  \ $$
| $$  \ $$ /$$__  $$ \____  $$| $$  | $$       /$$  \ $$| $$      | $$      | $$| $$  | $$  | $$ /$$| $$| $$  | $$| $$  | $$
| $$$$$$$/|  $$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$/| $$  | $$      |  $$$$$$/|  $$$$$$$| $$      | $$| $$$$$$$/  |  $$$$/| $$| $$  | $$|  $$$$$$$
|_______/  \_______/|_______/ |__/  |__/       \______/  \_______/|__/      |__/| $$____/    \___/  |__/|__/  |__/ \____  $$
                                                                                | $$                               /$$  \ $$
                                                                                | $$                              |  $$$$$$/
                                                                                |__/                               \______/ 

Master bash scripting — variables, conditionals, loops, functions, text processing, and automation in a hands-on terminal lab.

cd /learn/essentials/bash-scripting/ _
$ cd /learn/paths/ # Click here to return to learning paths