This book is the second title in the LPI General Linux I series and explains all the candidate needs to know to pass the LPI General Linux I (Exam 102). Test-focused subject matter instructs the reader on relevant Linux concepts such as Linux installation, the Linux Kernel and Shell, Linux Security, and the X Environment. The book also employs the proven Exam Cram method of efficient preparation with lots of timesaving tips, warnings on trick questions, and a host of proven test-taking strategies. The reader will discover amazing recall ability as they use the book's tear-out cram sheet and various memory-joggers.
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Emmett Dulaney, MCT, MCSE, A+, Network+, is the co-founder of D S Technical Solutions and an adjunct faculty member of Indiana University/Purdue University of Fort Wayne. Emmett has authored over 30 books including Windows NT/Unix Integration and has contributed over 150 magazine articles in such publications as Unix Review and Unix Companion.
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Emmett Dulaney has written over 30 books on Windows, Security, IT project management, and UNIX, and is the certification columnist for CertCities.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Disappointing,
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This review is from: LPI General Linux II Exam Cram (Exam: 102) (Paperback)
The book--General Linux II--only covers half of what the Exam will cover. Fraught with typos and errors, I can hardly believe that this title was even brought to market....As early as on page 15, "MM" is defined as "two-digit year" instead of a "two-digit month". On page 17 lists "ea_h" instead of "each", "usad" instead of "used". Even crucial Linux commands were not spared. A hundred pages later, Question 4, "dpkg" is spelt as "dpklg"! Again, if you flip to page 322, Question 33 and elsewhere, there is no distinction between an "I" and "l", and since you can't tell the distinction between the letters, you cannot at all answer the question. There are more errors but I can overlook them if not for the fact that the material was so meekly presented that one wonders how claims can be made by the publisher as "The Smartest Way to Get Certified". Typos aside, the section on Hardware and Architecture does not elaborate sufficiently on LPT1 and LPT2 for the IRQs. Nor did the section on Package Management touch on non-abbreviated commands or alternate commands (L can also mean --listfiles, etc, etc). I've highlighted only a few of the many deficiencies in the book since the errors are too many to list. The fact that the main author Chris Hare is not even LPIC qualified left me a nagging feeling that there is no quality control in place. To sum it all, the book covers about half the objectives adequately of the LPIC exam. The rest is really a hit and miss affair by the authors (actually more misses than hits), who clearly reveal a lack of understanding of the material needed on the LPIC exam. (I personally believe that Dulaney's name is merely to grace the book, since most screen shots clearly shows Hare's user name). The only saving grace is that there are more than 200 questions and answers that can help in some preparation. Use this book only in conjuction with another book, and only if you got money to spare.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pianfull at times, errata required!,
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This review is from: LPI General Linux II Exam Cram (Exam: 102) (Paperback)
This exam prep is very much like the rest of this Exam Cram series... a noble attempt at helping people pass an exam; unfortunately it turns out to be an exercise in how NOT to write a book.Typos are rampant, errors in syntax and command lines abound, and large sections of the LPI objectives for 102 are missing. This book will NOT aid you in your LPI testing, but it should be owned by anyone planning to write a technical exam prep, as a great example on how NOT to do it....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Authors need to learn about Linux and Unix,
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This review is from: LPI General Linux II Exam Cram (Exam: 102) (Paperback)
At page # 231, a 2 page printout appears out of nowhere. This is the printout of the Xaccess file from red-hat distribution. What is fully is that there is no explanation at all about the meaning of various terms used. Choser, indirect query etc.So I went elsewhere to understand what these words mean. Then it turns out that the authors themselves have no clue what they are. They say.. "The Choser broadcasts that it is available and X terminals or X servers can connect to it for an X Session" Actually choser is a program that relays the indirect XDMCP query to a bunch of hosts ( as XDMCP direct queries ) ( normally broadcast address of the network ) on the behalf of the requesting display, and sends the responses back to the display as a list of hosts providing XDMCP display management. Later the authors treat "choser queries" and "XDMCP queries" as if they are different. Page 235 : "you must comment out this line to have xdm actually listen for chooser and XDMCP requests". Also later while talking about kdm, he says.. "if you are using KDE interface for X" ( KDE is a window manager and not an "interface" ( You will see these kind of vague usages throughout the book ) Same sentence states that "if you are using the KDE interface for X, making the changes to xdm-config or to Xresources will not have the desired effect". But the very next paragraph says : "The kdm application uses the same files as xdm and works in the same manner". Sad that this book has been printed at all...
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