Introduction

In mid-2022, CompTIA released a new version of the Linux+ certification exam, labeled XK0-005. To throw a monkey wrench is to goof up or confuse or sabotage. The gears of other content authors may be messed up by this change, but I remain unaffected.

In particular, the new exam version has more DevOps-related and cloud-specific topic areas, allocates more space to Git and containers, and adds the revised Troubleshooting domain, which covers significant space on the exam and comprises approximately 28% of the scoring.

Most of the Linux+ exam will be multiple choice, much like the previous exams. However, you should also be prepared for a handful of scenario questions in which you will be asked to answer some questions based on a ...

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