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LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 108: Linux documentation

Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1) topic 108

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Ian Shields , Senior Programmer, IBM developerWorks

20 Sep 2006

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Welcome to the next step in studying for the Linux certification exam 102. This tutorial series serves as a comprehensive self-study guide so you can take the exams with confidence. And even if you're not preparing for Linux certification at this time, this series helps you build fundamental skills on Linux systems administration.

In this tutorial (the fourth in a series of nine tutorials on exam 102 topics), Ian Shields introduces you to Linux documentation. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to use and manage local documentation, find documentation on the Internet, and use automated logon messages to notify users of system events.

Proceed through the tutorials in sequence, or choose your topic of interest, from the entire set of Linux certification tutorials on developerWorks.

In this tutorial

  • Use and manage local system documentation
  • Find Linux documentation on the Internet
  • Locate Linux documentation at sources such as the Linux Documentation Project (LDP), vendor and third-party Web sites, newsgroups, newsgroup archives, and mailing lists


Objectives

This tutorial is organized according to the specific objectives of the LPI exam for this topic. This tutorial can help you study for certification -- or simply build a solid foundation in Linux system administration.

Prerequisites

To get the most from this tutorial, you should have a basic knowledge of Linux. This tutorial builds on content covered in previous tutorials in this LPI series, so you may want to first review the tutorials for exams 101 and 102.


System requirements

You should have a working Linux system on which to practice the commands covered in this tutorial.



Duration

2 hours


Formats

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