LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide (Level 1 Exams 101 and 102) [Paperback]

Roderick W. Smith (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078214425X | ISBN-13: 978-0782144253 | Publication Date: September 30, 2005

LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide

Here's the book you need to prepare for the LPI Level 1 exams from Linux Professional Institute. This study guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates, and has been reviewed and designated as LPI Approved Training Material. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that readers have come to expect from Sybex, this book provides:
* Clear and concise information on Linux technologies and topics
* Practical examples and insights drawn from real-world experience
* Coverage of key topics such as security, the boot process and scripts, and kernel maintenance tools
* Linux compatible exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards for your Palm

You'll find authoritative coverage of key exam topics including:
* Linux command line tools
* Using regular expressions
* Managing shared libraries
* Configuring hardware
* Designing a hard disk layout
* Creating partitions and file systems
* Configuring X Window system
* Managing GUI logins
* Customizing a desktop environment
* Creating a custom kernel
* Managing the shell environment
* Configuring a boot loader
* Managing servers
* Configuring Samba

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide

Here's the book you need to prepare for the LPI Level 1 exams from Linux Professional Institute. This study guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates, and has been reviewed and designated as LPI Approved Training Material. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that readers have come to expect from Sybex, this book provides:

• Clear and concise information on Linux technologies and topics
• Practical examples and insights drawn from real-world experience
• Coverage of key topics such as security, the boot process and scripts, and kernel maintenance tools
• Linux compatible exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards for your Palm

You'll find authoritative coverage of key exam topics including:

• Linux command line tools
• Using regular expressions
• Managing shared libraries
• Configuring hardware
• Designing a hard disk layout
• Creating partitions and file systems
• Configuring X Window system
• Managing GUI logins
• Customizing a desktop environment
• Creating a custom kernel
• Managing the shell environment
• Configuring a boot loader
• Managing servers
• Configuring Samba

About the Author

Roderick W. Smith, LPIC-1 is a Linux networking expert and the author of several books, including the Linux+ Study Guide, also from Sybex.

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078214425X
• ISBN-13: 978-0782144253
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,224,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Computers & Technology > Certification > Linux

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Linux administration overview as well as study guide, December 18, 2005

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Charles Rutledge (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide (Level 1 Exams 101 and 102) (Paperback)

I picked this book up to use as a study guide for taking the LPIC-1 102 exam. (I passed, by the way.) This book was good read that kept my interest and proved a good overview to Linux system administration as well as a LPIC-1 study guide. And it covered a few topics in generally better detail than some other Linux books I've read. Even after the test is passed, I expect I will refer back to this book from time to time as one of my Linux references.

While the material is good and well-written, it expects you have some basic Linux experience. You will not be able to learn Linux from this book. Also the sample questions are easier than you will encounter on the test, so you may want to use an additional resource for sample questions. However, if you study the material in this book, you will pass the test, so don't let the sample questions put you off.

The CD comes with an electronic copy of the book (a big plus, in my consideration), flash card study material that you load on your PDA, and pratice tests, which unlike the real test, are all multiple choice. (The real test is multiple choice and fill in the blank.)

Despite the problems with the questions, I highly recommend this book as both a study guide for the LPIC-1 test and a general Linux reference book for beginning to intermediate users. The author did a good job.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best among the LPIC prep books, August 20, 2006

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Jozsef Veres "yosh56" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide (Level 1 Exams 101 and 102) (Paperback)

I just passed LPIC 101 with a good score thanks to this book. It follows the LPIC objectives very closely. Since the publication of the book the objectives were updated at the end of last year, so you might have to read upon those changed ones.
The author not only covers the objectives of the exam but gives enough background if you need to fill holes. I'm confident to face 102 with this book in my hand and under my pillow.
Please note that I also read Brunson's LPIC I and the just published second edition of LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell by O'Reilly. The latter one has all four exams covered - 101, 102, 201, and 202. However, it does not give the close following of test objectives as this book does.
Ejoy it, I certainly did. Thank you Mr. Smith.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, but sample exams are useless, May 29, 2008

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L. Madar (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide (Level 1 Exams 101 and 102) (Paperback)

This was a good book to help me prepare for the LPIC 101 and 102 exams, which I passed. It is very comprehensive in its coverage and encompasses everything you will face on the LPIC exams. However, the sample questions and the sample exams on the CD are trivially easy compared to the actual exams. If I had to do it over again, I would not use this as my only source to study.