LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell - Softcover

Dean, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565927486 ISBN 13: 9781565927483

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2001

Synopsis

Companies ranging from IBM to Novell are dramatically expanding Linux training and development. Certification will be a key part of this trend, and support is growing for an industry-wide Linux certification program. Most companies want a vendor-neutral certification initiative, and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the leading effort in this direction. As more corporations adopt Linux as the networking backbone for their IT systems, the demand for certified technicians will become even greater.LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell prepares system administrators for the basic LPI General Linux 101 exam and the more advanced 102 exam, and includes information on objectives and test suggestions. It also provides readers who aren't planning to take the exam with an excellent understanding of the targeted Linux concepts and functions.The book is divided into two parts, one for each of the LPI exams. Each part features a summary of the exam, a Highlighter's Index, labs, suggested exercises, and practice exams to help you pass the LPI exams with flying colors.Part I covers the General Linux 101 Exam:

• GNU and Unix commands
• Devices, Linux filesystems, and the filesystem hierarchy standard
• Boot, initialization, shutdown and run levels
• Documentation
• Administrative tasks

Part II covers the General Linux 102 Exam:

• Linux installation and package management
• The Linux kernel
• Text editing, processing, and printing
• Shells, scripting, programming, and compiling
• X-Windows
• Networking fundamentals
• Network services
• Security

For those preparing to take the LPI Linux Certification Exams, this book will prove to be invaluable in its scope and breadth. Linux newbies will also find this book useful for learning more about how to use their Linux system.Jeffrey Dean is a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) with professional experience in IT management and training delivery.

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Review

You may not have heard of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) or its professional certifications, but they're becoming an important part of proving professional competence in the Linux operating system. That aside, LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell is a fantastic introductory Linux book, well suited to introducing a curious newcomer to the environment and bringing an intermediate user up to expert status.

The book is organised around the LPI's published standards for two Level 1 exams (exams 101, which deals with key commands and file-system concepts, and 102, which places more emphasis on hardware, networking and shell scripting). The organisation works well even if you're not specifically preparing for either exam.

LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell assumes nothing in early chapters, going so far--to cite one example--as to walk readers through the concept of commands with parameters separately from the concept of commands alone. Later the pace picks up, and strategic advice is substituted (such as how to partition a disk for maximum speed and reliability) for "type-this" instructions.

Throughout, the book makes effective use of O'Reilly & Associates' time-tested and remarkably clear format for presenting Unix commands and configuration files. Each chapter concludes with a series of exercises designed to help you discover behaviours on your own, and includes the practice questions you expect in a test-prep aid. --David Wall

Topics covered::the knowledge that's tested on the Linux Professional Institute's exams 101 and 102, which includes everything from basic Linux commands and concepts to installation of the operating system, essential network configuration and kernel recompilation.

Review

"This book covers just about everything a Linux power user may ever need, which is exactly what you need to pass the LPI 101/102 tests...." -- F. Hines, San Antonio Macromedia & ColdFusion User Group, July 2002

If you are preparing for your LPI Linux Certification
exam, begin with Jeffrey Dean’s LPI Linux In a Nutshell. -- James Cox, Midwest Book Review, Jan 2002

O'Reilly has you covered again. This book is just an all around great read. -- F. Hines, San Antonio Macromedia & ColdFusion User Group, July 2002

The author draws upon his many years of experience
and expertise to present an exhaustive, “user friendly”
guide. -- James Cox, Midwest Book Review, Jan 2002

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1565927486
• ISBN 13: 9781565927483
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 592