LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell

This exhaustive book of over 900 pages is one of the best organized and on-point books available for studying for the LPI Linux Certification. Beyond that it is a fantastic desktop reference guide that is easy to use and gets right to the point if you are trying to look up how to do something or use a command. This is not a book for the average peson to try to learn how to use Linux. It is nearly void or any simplistic information on how to use a graphical interface or similar information that you find in most books. Instead it is full of the detail information a system administrator needs to know. The layout of the book is pretty much along the lines of the individual exam modules with each objective clearly explained and followed by detailed information on the subject. Each major section is followed by review questions, exercises, a practice exam and a great study outline section called a Highlighter's Index. LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell is highly recommended to anyone who is already familiar with Linux and wants to pursue certification or have an excellent quick reference handy for personal use.

I've done a few reviews for O'reilly and they have all been good, and thisone is no different. This book covers just about everything a Linux poweruser may ever need , which is exactly what you need to pass the LPI 101/102tests. The book starts out slow and builds on the fundamentals, until in thesecond section you hit some advanced topics. The test's are basically allabout remembering command "formulas", basic system information, and how toperform basic to intermediate task's. This book makes sure you will be ableto pass the test with ease. If you can study and memorize information youcan pass this exam, and with the help of O'reilly once again it wont even bea challenge.The book covers broad topics ranging from how to pipe commands andun-packing tar files to basic sendmail setup and system maintenance. It alsocovers install, and boot loaders which is defiantly a must, and because ofthis the book is much more than just a study tool. Linux beginners couldbenefit hugely from this book as it contains everything they will need toget started. Need to know how to us the vi editor ? The books got it. Needto know where those pesky log files are ? The books got it. Did you just getbroadband and Linux and are just itching to start your own website ? O'reilly has you covered again. This book is just an all around great read. Ifthey should ever come out with a book covering the other LPI exams you canbet that I'll be pre-ordering it.F. HinesSan Antonio Macromedia & ColdFusion User Group

If you are studying for LPIC, you should get this book, which is the best on the subject. One feature I like is the material is arranged into sections by exam objective. In the style of the Nutshell books, the content is concentrated but readable. This is probably the most difficult LPIC book, so you might want to start out partly studying another book. This book also does not include many mock exam questions.

I'm happy with this book. I'd been running Linux in an academic environment for several years, so I had a bit of a head start before reading this book. I took the first LPI Level 1 exam this afternoon, and passed with about 45 minutes to spare. As a professional AIX and Linux consultant, I was surprised to have acquired new knowledge from reading this book. However, I did encounter a few questions on the exam that weren't covered in the book, as well as a few tricky (or maybe just ambiguously/poorly written) questions that required multiple rereads. Despite being the first of the lowest level of LPI certification, this exam became surprisingly difficult during the last third of the questions (I don't think this is an adaptive test). I've taken Microsoft, IBM, and Sun certification exams, and this test ranks among the tougher ones. That's good, in my opinion, because it sorts out the knowledgeable people from, ahem, the others. I strongly advise you to read O'Reilly's Running Linux in addition to this book before attempting the exam. I hope O'Reilly plans a similar book for LPI Levels 2 and 3.

Just came back after becoming an LPIC. I have tried all the books out there on the subject. It s sad that this is the only good book available on LPI 2. The author is undoubtedly very strong in Linux and is very knowledgeable. In fact I found this book very helpful in explaining many topics which other general Linux books overlook. Dont be fooled by one book covering part 101 and part 102. Topics are coverd in depth.