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LPIC-1 Exam 101

LPIC-1 Exam 101

Version: 5.0

LPIC-1 is the first certification in LPI’s multi-level Linux professional certification program. The LPIC-1 will validate the candidate’s ability to perform maintenance tasks on the command line, install and configure a computer running Linux and configure basic networking.


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Topic 101: System Architecture
101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings
  • 101.1 Lesson 1
101.2 Boot the system
  • 101.2 Lesson 1
101.3 Change runlevels / boot targets and shutdown or reboot system
  • 101.3 Lesson 1
Topic 102: Linux Installation and Package Management
102.1 Design hard disk layout
  • 102.1 Lesson 1
102.2 Install a boot manager
  • 102.2 Lesson 1
102.3 Manage shared libraries
  • 102.3 Lesson 1
102.4 Use Debian package management
  • 102.4 Lesson 1
102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management
  • 102.5 Lesson 1
102.6 Linux as a virtualization guest
  • 102.6 Lesson 1
Topic 103: GNU and Unix Commands
103.1 Work on the command line
  • 103.1 Lesson 1
  • 103.1 Lesson 2
103.2 Process text streams using filters
  • 103.2 Lesson 1
103.3 Perform basic file management
  • 103.3 Lesson 1
  • 103.3 Lesson 2
103.4 Use streams, pipes and redirects
  • 103.4 Lesson 1
  • 103.4 Lesson 2
103.5 Create, monitor and kill processes
  • 103.5 Lesson 1
  • 103.5 Lesson 2
103.6 Modify process execution priorities
  • 103.6 Lesson 1
103.7 Search text files using regular expressions
  • 103.7 Lesson 1
  • 103.7 Lesson 2
103.8 Basic file editing
  • 103.8 Lesson 1
Topic 104: Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
104.1 Create partitions and filesystems
  • 104.1 Lesson 1
104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems
  • 104.2 Lesson 1
104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems
  • 104.3 Lesson 1
104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership
  • 104.5 Lesson 1
104.6 Create and change hard and symbolic links
  • 104.6 Lesson 1
104.7 Find system files and place files in the correct location
  • 104.7 Lesson 1

First Lesson

101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings (101.1 Lesson 1)

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