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LPIC-1 Certification Prep

The LPIC-1 certification confirms your ability to perform maintenance tasks on the command line, install and configure a computer running Linux, and configure basic networking.

Exam 101 Objectives​

1. System Architecture​

  • Determine and configure hardware settings.
  • Boot the system (GRUB).
  • Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot system.

2. Linux Installation and Package Management​

  • Design hard disk layout.
  • Use Debian package management (apt, dpkg).
  • Use RPM and YUM package management (rpm, yum, dnf).

3. GNU and Unix Commands​

  • Work on the command line.
  • Process text streams using filters.
  • Perform basic file management.
  • Search text files using regular expressions.

4. Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard​

  • Create partitions and filesystems.
  • Maintain the integrity of filesystems.
  • Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems.
  • Manage file permissions and ownership.

Exam 102 Objectives​

1. Shells and Shell Scripting​

  • Customize and use the shell environment.
  • Write simple scripts (Bash).

2. User Interfaces and Desktops​

  • Install and configure X11.
  • Accessibility.

3. Administrative Tasks​

  • Manage user and group accounts and related system files.
  • Automate system administration tasks by scheduling jobs (cron, systemd-timers).
  • Maintain system time.

4. Essential System Services​

  • System logging.
  • Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics.
  • Manage printers and printing.

5. Networking Fundamentals​

  • Basic network configuration and troubleshooting.
  • Configure client side DNS.

6. Security​

  • Perform security administration tasks.
  • Setup host security (firewalls, TCP wrappers).
  • Securing data with encryption.