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February 1, 2006

The LPIC Program - Free Training for LPIC-1 Exams

The LPIC program, short for the Linux Professional Institute Certification program, is designed to certify the competency of system administrators using the Linux operating system and its associated tools. Its goal is to provide a consistent and standardized Linux qualification. It is designed to be distribution neutral, following the Linux Standard Base and other relevant standards and conventions.

The LPIC program is designed in three levels. The method of determining which tasks were suitable to each level was done using a "Job Task Analysis" (JTA) survey.

This post is offers information and free training for the first level, LPIC-1.

Job Task Analysis Report

Glossary of Terms

Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1)

Status: Available now. First published January 11, 2000; latest revision published March 28, 2003
Pre-Requisites: None
Requirements: Passing Exams 101 and 102
Overview of Tasks: To pass Level 1 someone should be able to
- Work at the Linux command line
- Perform easy maintenance tasks: help out users, add users to a larger system, backup & restore, shutdown & reboot
- Install and configure a workstation (including X) and connect it to a LAN, or a stand-alone PC via modem to the Internet.

Exam 101: Task List and Sample Questions

Exam 101: Detailed Objectives

Exam 102: Task List and Sample Questions

Exam 102: Detailed Objectives

LPIC Exam 101 Objectives:

Installation
Hardware Configuration
Device Management
Linux Filesystems (FHS)
File Management
Process Management
Software Installation (rpm+deb)
Command Line
Text Processing
Advanced Text Manipulation
vi (not vim)

LPIC Exam 102 Objectives:

The Linux Kernel
Booting Linux
Basic Security
Users and Groups
Other Admin Tasks
Bash Scripting and then some
Network Configuration
TCP/IP
Network Services
ppp
Note that printing isn't covered.

Free Training Material for LPIC Exam 101 and 102 - LPIC-1

Here are some good study and preparation, updated by Alan McKinnon:

lpi101prepv3.pdf (596KB)
lpi102prepv3.pdf (668KB)

Here is free training material for the 101 exam:

GNU-FDL-OO-LPI-101.0.0-RPM.pdf (522KB)
GNU-FDL-OO-LPI-101.0.0-RPM.pdf (624KB)

Here is the guide you quickly want to run through a day or so before the exam as a checklist. You need to know what you're talking about before you rely on just this:

LPI-Self-Study-Guide.pdf (249KB)

This is a good introduction to the LPIC exam by Novell, titled "Get What You Need for Your LPI Certifications Exploring LPI Level 1":

http://www.novell.com/connecti...alk_9.html?sourceid=NCM_Mar_05

David Horton has a good self-study guide with excellent sample questions. David has been writing Linux documentation for what seems like forever.

http://www.happy-monkey.net/LPI/LPI-Self-Study-Guide.html

IBM provides the following four free LPIC-1 training tutorials:

LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 104: Devices, Linux filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard In this tutorial (the fourth in a series of four tutorials), Ian Shields introduces you to Linux devices, filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, and in doing so, continues preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) Exam 101. This tutorial shows you how to create and format partitions with different Linux filesystems and how to manage and maintain those systems.

LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 103: GNU and UNIX commands In this tutorial (the third in a series of four tutorials), Ian Shields introduces you to the Linux command line and several GNU and UNIX commands, and in doing so, continues preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) Exam 101. This tutorial helps you learn to use commands on a Linux system.

LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 102: Linux installation and package management In this tutorial (the second in a series of four tutorials), Ian Shields introduces you to Linux installation and package management, and in doing so, continues preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) Exam 101. In this tutorial, you learn how Linux uses disk partitions, how Linux boots, and how to install and manage software packages.

LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 101: Hardware and architecture In this tutorial (the first in a series of four tutorials), Ian Shields introduces you to configuring your system hardware with Linux, and in doing so, begins preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) Exam 101. In this tutorial, you learn how Linux configures the hardware found on a modern PC and where to look if you have problems.