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Your Cloud Computing Student Toolkit

A-Level / College • Linux

Cloud CLIs, containers, Linux, infrastructure as code and Kubernetes for cloud students.

Who this toolkit is for

For cloud computing students. Choose the cloud your course uses; you don't need all three.

What level are you studying?A-Level / CollegeUndergraduatePostgraduateProfessional / CertificationOther
What computer do you use?WindowsmacOSLinuxChromebookNot sure
Which Linux distribution?UbuntuDebianLinux MintFedoraArch LinuxManjaroopenSUSEKali LinuxOther / Not sure
Which cloud does your course use?AWSAzureGoogle CloudNot sure / not specified

Essential (7)

Core tools that are broadly useful.

Cloud CLI

Containers

Linux

  • OpenSSH

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: Connect to cloud servers securely.

    APT (verified)
    sudo apt install openssh-client

    Details

Version Control

  • Git icon
    Git

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: Version your infrastructure code.

    APT (verified)
    sudo apt install git

    Details

Code Editor

  • Visual Studio Code icon
    Visual Studio Code

    Free

    Why you may need this: Edit code and configuration.

    Flatpak (verified)
    flatpak install flathub com.visualstudio.code

    Details

Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (2)

Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring

Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.

Build your student setup

Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.

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