Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101

Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101

by Ted Jordan
Released February 2017
Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
ISBN: 9781491978030

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Are you ready to move ahead in a career as a Linux system administrator? Do you have basic experience installing software on Windows or Mac computers? Do you know how to change directories, read documents, and compress files? Then you have the knowledge necessary to take this course which provides all the information you need to pass the LPIC-1 101-400 exam.

The 101-400 is the first of two exams you must pass to earn a LPIC-1 Linux administrator certification from the Linux Professional Institute. The LPIC-1 certification is respected by employers everywhere including CERN, DOD, NASA, NSA, and FAA. Holding the LPIC-1 tells the world you have the skill and knowledge to set up, maintain, and secure Linux systems.

  • Master everything you need to pass part one of the two-part LPIC-1 certification exam
  • Learn how to run multiple versions of Linux such as Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, and more
  • Understand how to install software with dependencies and set up logical volumes
  • Learn to configure a Linux system and perform basic penetration testing
  • Build skills useful for other certifications like Certified Ethical Hacker and Security+
Ted Jordan has more than 25 years of Linux and UNIX programming and training experience with General Motors, Silicon Graphics, CAVE Virtual Reality, and Sun Microsystems. He now runs startup Funutation Tech Academy that partners with over 100 education centers that deliver tech programs to kids. Mr. Jordan earned a Master of Science from UC Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science from Kettering University. He holds the LPIC-1, Linux+, SUSE CLA Linux Administrator, Network+, A+, Security+, Solaris Administrator, and Certified Ethical Hacker certifications.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Welcome To The Course 00:04:00
    2. About The Author 00:01:33
    3. Study Strategies 00:02:52
    4. Create A Working Environment 00:01:35
    5. Key Improvements 00:01:08
    6. Summary - Introduction 00:01:26
  2. Hardware And Booting
    1. Determining Hardware Settings 00:05:09
    2. Pseudo Directories 00:04:59
    3. Booting Overview 00:04:40
    4. SysVinit Vs Systemd Booting 00:03:50
    5. Hardware And Booting Summary 00:01:26
  3. Changing Runlevels
    1. Runlevels Overview 00:01:30
    2. Understanding inittab 00:05:42
    3. Changing Runlevels Using SysVinit 00:01:41
    4. Changing Runlevels Using Systemd 00:03:39
    5. Proper Shutdown And Reboot 00:02:15
    6. Summary Changing Runlevels 00:00:56
  4. Hard Disk And Boot Manager
    1. Laying Out The Hard Drive 00:01:35
    2. The Root Filesystem 00:04:12
    3. Logical Volume Management Summary 00:01:52
    4. Swap Files 00:01:29
    5. Grub Legacy 00:03:24
    6. Grub2 00:03:18
    7. Summary - Hard Disk And Boot Manager 00:01:19
  5. Shared Libraries And Package Management
    1. Identify Shared Libraries 00:05:25
    2. Loading Shared Libraries 00:02:19
    3. Using Debian dpkg 00:06:06
    4. Using Apt-Get 00:06:19
    5. Using Red Hat RPM 00:07:19
    6. Using YUM 00:03:17
    7. Summary Shared Libraries And Package Management 00:02:02
  6. Command Line, Streams And Filters
    1. Using The Shell 00:06:19
    2. Working With Variables 00:02:55
    3. System Documentation 00:03:54
    4. Command Histories 00:01:35
    5. Examine File Content 00:09:34
    6. Manipulate File Content 00:06:05
    7. Preparing Files For Line Printers 00:03:00
    8. Using Files For Data Analysis 00:02:53
    9. Summary - Command Line, Streams, And Filters 00:02:48
  7. Basic File Management
    1. File Manipulations 00:04:56
    2. Directory Manipulations 00:05:38
    3. Archiving And Compression 00:11:31
    4. File Searching 00:06:45
    5. File Globbing 00:05:47
    6. Summary - Basic File Management 00:02:31
  8. Process Management
    1. Get Process Status 00:03:40
    2. Running Background Jobs 00:03:35
    3. Terminating Processes 00:07:15
    4. Using Screen 00:02:18
    5. Process Priorities 00:04:22
    6. Summary - Process Management 00:02:13
  9. vi Editor And Regular Expressions
    1. Getting Started With vi 00:05:14
    2. Maneuver The Cursor 00:03:52
    3. Copy And Paste 00:03:48
    4. Shell Commands With vi 00:01:54
    5. Using Regular Expressions 00:09:08
    6. Summary - vi Editor And Regular Expressions 00:01:49
  10. Partitions, Filesystems, And Quotas
    1. Manage Parition Tables 00:08:25
    2. Create A Filesystem 00:05:57
    3. Create Additional Swap Space 00:03:36
    4. Create An LVM 00:05:49
    5. Filesystem Maintenance 00:08:12
    6. Accessing Filesystems 00:05:28
    7. XFS Filesystem 00:01:52
    8. Disk Quotas 00:06:50
    9. Summary - Partitions, Filesystems, & Quotas 00:02:28
  11. Manage Permissions And Ownership
    1. File Permissions 00:07:14
    2. Changing Permissions 00:05:30
    3. Changing Ownership 00:01:59
    4. Creating Shortcuts Or Links 00:05:55
    5. Finding Links 00:04:39
    6. Summary - Manage Permissions And Ownership 00:02:20
  12. Conclusion
    1. Getting Ready For The Exam 00:01:36
    2. What Next 00:01:42

Product information

  • Title: Study Guide for LPIC-1 Exam 101
  • Author(s): Ted Jordan
  • Release date: February 2017
  • Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
  • ISBN: 9781491978030