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Welcome to CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 Pearson uCertify Course and Labs and Textbook Bundle
The CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 Pearson uCertify Course and Labs is an easy-to-use online course that allows you to assess your readiness and teaches you what you need to know to pass the LX0-103 & LX0-104 / 101-400 & 102-400 exams.
Master all of the CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 exam objectives in the framework of CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 Cert Guide interactive eBook. The interactive eBook includes informative text, tables, step-by-step lists, images, interactive exercises, glossary flash cards, and review activities. The course comes complete with extensive pre- and post- assessment tests. In total there are more than 240 practice exam questions.
The award-winning uCertify Labs help bridge the gap between conceptual knowledge and real-world application by providing competency-based, interactive, online, 24x7 training. The 90+ uCertify Labs simulate real-world networking hardware, software applications and operating systems, and command-line interfaces. Students can feel safe working in this virtual environment resolving real-world operating system and hardware problems.
All of the content—the complete textbook, the practice questions, the exercises, and the labs—is focused around the official CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 exam objectives.
The LPIC-1 Authorized Cert Guidehas a single goal: to help you pass the new version of the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 exams. The most comprehensive and time-efficient LPIC-1 study guide available, it's an extraordinarily cost-effective alternative to expensive training: a perfect resource for all LPIC-1 candidates. Authored by a leading LPI insider and long-time Linux trainer, it presents focused, straight-to-the-point coverage of all LPIC-1 exam topics, including:
From start to finish, it's organized to help you focus your study time where you need the most help, so you can retain more, and earn higher scores:
Chapter 1 Installing Linux 3
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3
Understanding Your Hardware 6
Laying Out the Hard Drive 11
Working with Boot Managers 17
Summary 21
Exam Preparation Tasks 22
Chapter 2 Boot Process and Runlevels 27
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 27
The Linux Boot Process 30
Boot Sequence from BIOS to Fully Running System 33
systemd 34
Booting with systemd 38
Shut Down and Reboot from the Command Line 42
Properly Terminating Processes 44
Logging Boot Events 45
Exam Preparation Tasks 46
Chapter 3 Package Install and Management 51
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 51
Software in a Linux System 54
Debian Package Management 58
RPM and YUM Package Management 68
Summary 86
Exam Preparation Tasks 86
Chapter 4 Basic Command Line Usage 91
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 91
What Is a Shell? 93
Global and User Settings 94
Using the Command Line 97
Controlling Command Execution 100
Environment Variables and Settings 101
Setting Options in bash 104
Exam Preparation Tasks 105
Chapter 5 File Management 109
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 109
Filesystem Overview 112
File Management Commands 114
Where Are Those Files? 128
Backup Commands 136
Summary 144
Exam Preparation Tasks 144
Chapter 6 Text Processing/Advanced Command Line 151
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 151
Working with Input/Output Streams 154
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Pipes 159
Executing Multiple Commands 161
Splitting and Processing Streams 163
Filters 165
Formatting Commands 174
Using Regular Expressions and grep 185
Summary 188
Exam Preparation Tasks 188
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 193
Managing Processes 196
Sending Signals to Processes 202
Job Control 205
Managing Process Priorities 207
Leaving Programs Running after Logout 209
Summary 213
Exam Preparation Tasks 214
Chapter 8 Editing Text 219
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 219
A Tour of the vim Editor 222
Exam Preparation Tasks 236
Chapter 9 Partitions and Filesystems 241
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 241
Creating Partitions 244
Filesystems 255
Space Utilization 274
Summary 282
Exam Preparation Tasks 282
Chapter 10 Permissions and Ownership 289
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 289
Working with Permissions 292
Manipulating Permissions 294
Special File Permissions 297
Finding Files by Permission 302
Default Permissions 303
Changing User Ownership 305
Changing Group Ownership 306
Summary 307
Exam Preparation Tasks 307
Chapter 11 Customizing Shell Environments 311
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 311
Working Within the Shell 314
Extending the Shell 320
Localization and Internationalization 327
Exam Preparation Tasks 334
Chapter 12 Shell Scripting 339
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 339
Basics of Scripting 342
Shell Script Commands 344
Exam Preparation Tasks 359
Chapter 13 Basic SQL Management 365
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 365
Database Basics 368
Learning SQL 371
Summary 390
Exam Preparation Tasks 390
Chapter 14 Configuring User Interfaces and Desktops 397
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 397
Quick Overview of X 400
The Xorg System 402
X Display Managers 408
Into and Out of X 409
Accessibility Options 410
Remote Clients 413
Summary 415
Exam Preparation Tasks 415
Chapter 15 Managing Users and Groups 419
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 419
User Account Fundamentals 422
Group Accounts 425
Adding Users and Groups 428
Modifying Users and Groups 431
Removing Users and Groups 433
The Shadow Suite 435
Changing Accounts 437
Summary 440
Exam Preparation Tasks 441
Chapter 16 Schedule and Automate Tasks 445
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 445
The Cron System 447
Anacron 455
Running Ad-hoc Jobs 456
Summary 459
Exam Preparation Tasks 460
Chapter 17 Configuring Print and Email Services 465
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 465
Managing Printers and Printing 467
Mail Transfer Agent Basics 484
Summary 492
Exam Preparation Tasks 492
Chapter 18 Logging and Time Services 497
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 497
Maintain System Time 500
System Logging 508
Rotating Logs 520
Summary 522
Exam Preparation Tasks 523
Chapter 19 Networking Fundamentals 529
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 529
Conceptual Overview of Networking 532
Managing Interfaces 545
Network Configuration Utilities 553
Summary 566
Exam Preparation Tasks 566
Chapter 20 System Security 571
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 571
Gaining Access to the root Account 574
Providing Services on Demand 576
Using TCP Wrappers for Securing Services 581
Understanding Permission Problems 586
GnuPG Keys 587
Secure Shell 590
Additional Security Features 596
Summary 597
Exam Preparation Tasks 598
Chapter 21 Final Preparation 603
How to Prepare for the LPI Exams 604
Summary 617
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and ReviewQuestions 619
Glossary 659
Index 693