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LPIC 1 Certification Bible

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Make sure you look at the exam objectives on the LPI site. The chapters that the book tells you to study for the first exam do not match what is on the actual exam. Subjects on exam 1 but not named in the book as being on exam 1 were hardware, installation, package management, and X.

If you are buying this book to study for the exam, look carefully at the objectives on the lpi website rather than following the plan presented in this book. I studied the material in the sections that were presented for exam 101, but they have changed. It is an excellent resource, but dated.

Having gone thru the first few chapters, I get the feeling that the book is very focussed on the exams it tries to get you thru, and is pretty to-the-point in arrangement of topics.

Also the study guides and sample questions make it helpful in getting a grip on what the exam would feel like, for someone giving the LPI exams the first time (and hopefully the last time too).

Unlike Rute's Linux user tutorial which also caters to LPI exma sbut is more focussed toward learning Linux first and passing exams second, this book is more focussed towards passing exam more than the full internals of Linux.
Having both books by your side is of course the best thing.

Usually, I dislike certification test prep books: they don't tell you much about the topic so much as tell you how to answer certain questions for the test. For example, almost every Microsoft network-oriented test seems to require a slightly different understanding of TCP/IP than the rest of the world uses, based on the books I've seen.

This book was different. Sure, there's all the study guide/sample tests/quizzes and the other standard appurtenances used in certification books (I liked the "exam tips") but there is also a real world orientation here. The authors add "real world" notes throughout, so you can use this one when you need an answer, not just to cram for a test.

I haven't gotten to the CD, though I imagine it's got the usual stuff on it--one thing, though, is you can only use the "test engine" under Windows. Bleah. But you can get the same content under Linux in .pdf format.

The really neat thing, for me, was the "lab exercises". This is what makes a big difference: you can actually use this text to fill in the blanks in your skills, not just to pass the exam.

I've never gotten any technical certification, but this book is inspiring me. Who knows, maybe I'll find the time to get certified.

This book is useful for reviewing and/or referencing but do not believe this book will get you past exam 101.
First, it does not stress rpm package installation; commands and options/switches. This book puts the latter with exam 102; WRONG!
Second, it does not provide all the detailed information required to pass, such as scenarios and X installation.
Finally, I suggest studying from the lpic website's detailed objective list.
Good luck everyone....Slackware rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will tell you all you need to pass the 2 tests. It is written so that you learn Linux not just test prep, which is good except the info you need for the 2 tests are mixed together. Other than that it is very complete.

This book has more information than the other LPIC prep books. This is not hard since the main competition is Exam Cram and Nutshell, both of which are by definition succinct. There are not many LPIC books out there, so if you are studying for the exam, you probably want this most complete one.

One thing I found annoying was that chapters dealing with exam 101 and exam 102 objectives are intermingled throughout the book. One chapter includes both 101 and 102 objectives. I had already passed the 101 exam when this book came out, which partly explains my irritation. Why do authors have the rearrange there the exam objectives into their own chapters? I would prefer a book structured by exam objectives.

This book inlcudes a lot of mock exam questions, both in chapter tests and on the CD, which adds to its value for exam preparation.

This book is somewhere between a test prep and a linux manual...
The beauty of the LPI certification is that it is new, making "test prep" books hard to compile. What this book does is present the information required in the LPI exam objectives in a realistic order... not in a 101 and 102 section.
While this seems to have upset some people, if one stops and thinks about the presentation it makes sense to keep like topics together to LEARN the topic, not to seperate into two sections of a book dependant information (thus teaching the TEST)

This book carefully presents the reader with all the information he/she will require to pass the LPI Level I exams (101 & 102)

This book is exellent for those who want to certify.
One big fat NOTE:
Do not use the training plan for each exam , that's in the book.
Go to www.lpi.org for detailed requirements. Also read online (HOW-TO's) while preparing. Although the book is really good for preparation, things have changed in the meanwhile..

A little dry from time to time but its a Linux Cert book, what do you expect?
A good read, general knowledge any competent Linux sysadmin should have handy, or at least nearby.
LPIC is vendor neutral, and the book reflects it having you set up Debian and Red Hat.
MCSE grads seeking credibility can run VMWare on their Windows boxes to get through the labs and obtain a real cert.