Introduce yourself to Linux, and advance your proficiency, through a
spectrum of self-paced tutorials.
With these tutorials, you can build fundamental skills on Linux systems
administration at your level of expertise.
Exam 101 is the first of two junior-level system administrator
certification exams offered by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). The
five tutorials below help you prepare for the five topics in LPI exam 101.
Both exam 101 and exam 102 are required for junior-level certification, or
LPIC-1.
LPI exam 101 prep: Hardware and architecture Topic 101. Learn to configure your system hardware with Linux. By
the end of this tutorial, you will know how Linux configures the hardware
found on a modern PC and where to look if you have problems.
LPI exam 101 prep: Linux installation and package
management Topic 102. Learn about Linux installation and package management.
By the end of this tutorial, you will know how Linux uses disk partitions,
how Linux boots, and how to install and manage software packages.
LPI exam 101 prep: GNU and UNIX commands Topic 103. Get an introduction to common GNU and UNIX commands. By
the end of this tutorial, you will know how to use commands in the bash
shell, including how to use text processing commands and filters, how to
search files and directories, and how to manage processes.
LPI exam 101 prep: Devices, Linux filesystems, and FHS Topic 104. Get acquainted with Linux devices, filesystems, and the
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. By the end of this tutorial, you will know
how to create and format partitions with different Linux filesystems and
how to manage and maintain those systems.
LPI exam 101 prep: The X Window System Topic 110. Learn about the X Window System on Linux. By the end of
this tutorial, you will know how to install and maintain the X Window
System. This tutorial covers both major packages for X on Linux: XFree86
and X.Org.
Exam 102 is the second of two LPI junior-level system administrator
certification exams offered by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). The
nine tutorials below help you prepare for the nine topics in LPI exam 102.
Both exam 101 and exam 102 are required for junior-level certification, or
LPIC-1. (The remaining tutorials in the 102 series will be added to this
page as they are completed.)
LPI exam 102 prep: Kernel Topic 105. Learn how to install and maintain Linux kernels and
kernel modules. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to build,
install, and query a Linux kernel and its kernel modules.
LPI exam 102 prep: Boot, initialization, shutdown, and runlevels Topic 106. Learn how to boot, change runlevels, reboot, and shut
down your system. By the end of this tutorial, you will know guide a
system through booting, set kernel parameters, and shut down or reboot a
system.
LPI exam 102 prep: Printing Topic 107. Learn how to administer your Linux printing environment.
By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to configure and monitor
print servers, work with print queues and files, and install and configure
printers.
LPI exam 102 prep: Documentation Topic 108. Learn how to use and manage Linux documentation. By the
end of this tutorial, you will know how to find local and Internet
documentation, and use automated logon messages to notify users of system
events.
LPI exam 102 prep: Shells, scripting, programming, and compiling Topic 109. Learn how to use the Bash shell and scripts to customize
your shell environment. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to
use shell programming structures to create functions and scripts, set and
unset environment variables, and use the various login scripts.
LPI exam 102 prep: Administrative tasks Topic 111. Learn how to manage accounts, use log files, schedule
jobs, and back up your data. By the end of this tutorial, you will know
how to manage user and group accounts and tune user and system
environments, configure and use system log files, automate system
administration tasks by scheduling jobs to run at another time, back up
your system, and maintain system time.
