LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide 4th Edition

I read the book as good source to review and update my knowledge in Linux, since I have been working in Cisco gear only for quite time, and I've found a very good guide mix between exam material and what you need to learn and should practice. I believe the contents are updated as relevant learning Linux in 2018 even if the changes happen every time on its components until kernel 5 is released.About the exam, I have done the first of two and found it more difficult than the mock exam with relative new questions and subjects not covered in the book. I know this is mostly true of any certification guide, but I wanted to make clear that getting to know other resources is very important to the exam. As usual, the exam guide/blueprint contains the relevant updates.I do intend to read it a 3rd time next year to refresh knowledge before jumping into learning level 2, authors made a concise reading and technical quality material. If you are going read with a computer to practice, perhaps ebook versions will be easier than the big paper book, as it more than 600 pages and won't stay open itself with some support. Even so, printed book is good quality for a medium desktop. As for the ebook, Kindle version works great in an iPad and should on any Kindle device or Android ones.Last, you get access to online testing resources for a year on Wiley's portal. Having 80% or acing the mock exam won't guarantee passing on it but it is helpful reviewing the knowledge. Please, mind that questions covered some quite more material than the book and mock exam at time I took it in April/2018. Good luck.

The book is a fun read. The authors are clearly and knowledgeable about Linux system administration and provide insightful and helpful tips throughout. The subject matter seems to focus more on features and options that one would use as a Linux sys admin and avoids monotony. I have thoroughly enjoyed it!This book was recommended to me as a precursor to the RHCSA curriculum.

I'm a long-time Ubuntu user who, with help from my good friend Google, has managed to do lots of under-the-covers geeky things and written plenty of scripts for laptops and servers. But a professional admin, I am not.This book served as both a well-organized test-prep vehicle, it was also an excellent text book.Also: get yourself a printed and bound copy of the GNU coreutils documentation. The Urban Penguin website is also very helpful

I have both the Kindle and hard copy of this book. The book is easy to read and directed toward passing the LPIC-1 exam. It’s not a manual in the traditional sense.I plan on buying for future exam levels.

I just took and passed the LPIC-1 tests with this as my study guide, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to someone else doing the same. I found the material dated in some places, poorly presented in others, and a bit softball in general compared to the test. I had to fall back on my experience a lot. It's not a bad guide, but I wouldn't use it alone, and I would do enough exploring and reading of similar topics to know the stuff in the book cold.

There is a LOT of material to cover for the LPIC-1, and this book manages to organize it in a clear, coherent, informative fashion. I can't say the same for other study guides. You will do well with either the physical version or the Kindle version of this book, as long as you take notes while reading, take the practice tests, keep using the flash cards, and review material once in a while. Each chapter should take a week or two to cover, each section a few hours.

Good as a teaching tool. Not really a reference book. The questions in the back have full explanation answers in the back. Also, the books skims over the "politics" of Linux since it addresses the LPIC exam You may have a favorite command or shell, but this book doesn't care.

I bought this book for a friend of mine so that he could study up and certify, From what he has told me? It is a great book. Christine is a great author that brings a lot of knowledge to every book.

Embora eu já usasse Linux há muito tempo, não trabalho diretamente com administração e busquei neste livro uma forma de atualizar depois de alguns anos focado em infra Cisco para aprender Linux de forma mais moderna e tentar os exames de certificação LPIC-1 - Quanto a conteúdo do livro com exemplos práticos, achei bem interessante e completo na maioria dos temas. Entretanto entendi que não é o melhor material para preparação ao exame pois fui avaliado em temas que não havia estudado.Isso não tira mérito do livro, continua sendo boa referência mas não deixe que seja a única para preparação ao exame. A parte disso, já em 2020 os exames foram atualizados então uma edição mais nova que de 2015/2016 pode ser mais focada na certificação.

The practice questions are very different from the ones in the actual exam, and yes, I understand it is supposed to be different, but didn't expect that much. The online testing has some bugs, but nothing major. The flashcards on the online tool were useful to me. For those planning to use this book and take the 10X-500 version of the exams, you need to compare the exam objectives and topics with the book chapters to see what is not covered and study by yourself.I strongly recommend reading the book with a Linux OS loaded to practice all you read and digging a bit more in all topics, google the terms, see the man page for the commands, ...

El libro es totalmente nuevo, me llegó muy bien y rápido. Cumple con mis expectativas del artículo, los temas están muy bien explicado especial para quienes se adentran en el mundo de Linux.

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