Linux - LPIC-1 Certification Training Series

CD ROMs, e-Study Guides

This course is designed to meet the Linux Professional Institute’s certification exam requirements for LPI 101 and LPI 102, to help you attain the LPI certification of LPIC-1. Upon successful completion you should understand how to work at the Linux command line and how to perform easy maintenance tasks such as helping users; adding users to a larger system; backing-up, restoring, shutting-down, rebooting, installing, and configuring a workstation (including X); and connecting a workstation to a LAN or the Internet. This course maps to the exam requirements of the LPIC-1 Exam for Junior Level Administration. This training is available in versions that will run on a Windows system or a Linux system.

Course Instructor: Lamont Peterson
Senior Instructor at Guru Labs and author of numerous articles and guides on installing, setting up and administering a Linux environment. Lamont has been actively involved in the Linux community for many years.

Course Instructor: Bryan Croft
One of the founders of Guru Labs, Bryan Croft is a Linux expert and has successfully deployed Linux in many environments from the early 1990s. Bryan and Guru Labs specialize in the next generation Linux deployments and specialized training for it.

LPI 101

Topic 101: Hardware & Architecture

Configure Fundamental BIOS Settings

Configure Modem& Sound Cards

Setup SCSI Devices

Setup Different PC Expansion Cards

Configure Communication Devices

Configure USB Devices

Topic 102: Linux Installation & Package Management

Design Hard Disk Layout

Install a Boot Manager

Make & Install Programs from Source

Manage Shared Libraries

Use Debian Package Management

Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

Topic 103: GNU & Unix Commands

Work on the Command Line

Process Text Streams Using Filters

Perform Basic File Management

User Streams, Pipes, & redirects

Create, Monitor, & Kill Processes

Modify Process Execution Priorities

Search Text Files Using Regular Expressions

Perform Basic File Editing Operations Using VI

Topic 104: Devices, Linux File Systems & Hierarchy Standard

Create Partitions & File Systems

Maintain the Integrity of File Systems

Control Mounting & Un-mounting File Systems

Managing Disk Quota

Use File Permissions to Control Access

Manage File Ownership

Create & Change Hard & Symbolic Links

Find System Files & Place Files in Correct Location

Topic 110: The X Window System

Install & Configure XFree86

Setup a Display Manager

Install & Customize a Window Manager Environment

LPI 102

Topic 105: The Kernel

Manage/Query Kernel

Reconfigure Kernel Modules

Topic 106: Boot/Initialization./Shutdown

Boot the System

Change runlevels

Topic 107: Printing

Manage Printers

Print Files

Install & Configure Printers

Topic 108: Documentation

Use & Manage Local System Documentation

Linux on the Internet

Notify Users

Topic 109: Shells/Scripting/Programming

Customize the Shell Environment

Customize Simple Scripts

Topic 111: Administrative Tasks

Manage Users & Group Accounts

Tune the User & System Environment Variables

Configure System Log Giles

Automate System Administration Tasks

Maintain an Effective data backup strategy

Maintain System Time

Topic 112: Networking Fundamentals

Fundamentals of TCP/IP

TCP/IP Configuration & Troubleshooting

Configure Linux as a PPP Client

Topic 113: Networking Services File

Configure & Manage inetd-xinetd & related services

Operate & Perform Basic Configuration of Sendmail File

Operate & Perform Basic Configuration of Apache File

Properly manage the NFS smb & nmb daemons File

Setup & Configure Basic DNS Services File

Setup secure Shell (OpenSSH) file

Topic 114: Security

Perform Security Administration Tasks

Setup Host Security

Setup User Level Security