LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for determining what you need to practice to pass the Linux Professional Institute exams. This book will help you determine when you're ready to take the exams, which are technically challenging and designed to reflect the skills that administrators need in real working environments.

As more corporations adopt Linux as the networking backbone for their IT systems, the demand for certified technicians will become even greater. Passing the LPI exams will broaden your career options because the LPIC is the most widely known and respected Linux certification program in the world. Linux Journal recognized the LPI as the best Training and Certification Program. The exams were developed by the Linux Professional Institute, an international, volunteer-driven organization with affiliates in a dozen countries.

The core LPI exams cover two levels. Level 1 tests a basic knowledge of Linux installation, configuration, and command-line skills. Level 2 goes into much more depth regarding system troubleshooting and network services such as email and the Web. The second edition of LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell is a thoroughly researched reference to these exams. The book is divided into four parts, one for each of the LPI exams. Each part features not only a summary of the core skills you need, but sample exercises and test questions, along with helpful hints to let you focus your energies.

Major topics include:

• GNU and Unix commands

• Linux installation and package management

• Devices, filesystems, and kernel configuration

• Text editing, processing, and printing

• The X Window System

• Networking fundamentals and troubleshooting

• Security, including intrusion detection, SSH, Kerberos, and more

• DNS, DHCP, file sharing, and other networking infrastructure

• Email, FTP, and Web services

Praise for the first edition: "Although O'Reilly's Nutshell series are intended as 'Desktop Reference' manuals, I have to recommend this one as a good all-round read; not only as a primer for LPI certification, but as an excellent introductory text on GNU/Linux. In all, this is a valuable addition to O'Reilly's already packed stable of Linux titles and I look forward to more from the author." --First Monday

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A Good Study Guide For LPIC Exams, Although You May Not Need it! - 2009-02-05
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I purchased this book for preparing LPIC exams and then passed the exams. But I found out that from the official LPI website (www.lpi.org), it lists all the detailed objectives for the exams. Which are more updated than this book. Basically you only need to have one comprehensive Linux book and then follow all the objectives to prepare the exams. By doing that, it should be no problem to pass. By the way, LPI just upated its objectives which will be effective by April, 2009. So I expected new version of this book will come out very soon...

It's good but - 2009-12-29
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I am returning it, the copy I got was published in 2006, so it doesn't cover current topics for LPIC 1 and 2.

The book is nice but outdated - 2009-09-18
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The book is structured really good, the problem is that is outdated for the current LPI objectives. It would be nice an updated edition.

There will be better books than this I expect - 2009-12-23
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I've bought this book because I was taking the exams on September, 2009. When I read the book I got the idea that the exams were focused on the main aspects on Linux and aren't "tricky questions", you understand me.

What an error.

What is the process number of init??

Many questions are of this kind, and you can imagine my deseperation when taking the exam. If you are planning to take LPIC exams, bear in mind that, besides you have Linux experience, you need to know such things in order to keep up with the questions of the exams. For instance, I am SuSE user, and the questions of debian package management were... How to say?? They question aspects of parameters of dpkg the very used to use know.

Disappointment - 2008-12-25
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I have read and studied the material for exam 101 from this book so far, and I must say that I am not impressed. I also bought TestKings practice exams on the same topic in order to see how I scored, and I haven't even scored 60% right of all the answers! Some of the questions/topics in the Testking 101 exam were not even mentioned in this book. I must say that I am really disappointed with this book, especially since it is from O'Reilly which ordinarily produce excellent books.

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