Linux Professional Institute Certification

The Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) is a certification in the field of Linux. Each LPIC level requires successful completion of two exams for certification.

Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1)

First published 11 January, 2000, revised 2005

To be awarded LPIC level 1 the candidate must successfully pass two exams, 101 and 102. These can be taken in any order.

Previously the 101 exam was split into two alternative exams, one including questions on the RPM Package Manager, and the other on Deb (file format). After the update in 2005 these have now been merged into a single exam, and candidates are expected to know about both.

Objectives:

Work at the command line.

Perform basic maintenance tasks.

Install and configure a workstation and connect it to a network.

Advanced Level Administration (LPIC-2)

First published 29 November, 2001

To be awarded LPIC level 2 the candidate must successfully pass two exams, 201 and 202. These can be taken in any order, but the candidate must have LPIC-1 before taking the exams.

Objectives:

Administer a small to medium-sized site containing Microsoft and Linux servers.

Supervise assistants.

Advise upper management.

Senior Level Administration (LPIC-3)

The LPIC-3 Certification program represents the culmination of LPI's Certification Program and are available since February 1st, 2007. It consists of 301 & 302.

Learning Materials

The Linux Professional Institute does not provide official learning materials, but there are numerous sources on the Internet, as well as some books available.

External links

* [http://lcdp.sourceforge.net/ Linux Certification Documentation Project]
* [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lpi/index.html IBM Developer Works LPI Tutorials]
* [http://www.happy-monkey.net/LPI/ Happy Monkey LPI Tutorials]
* [http://www.penguintutor.com/ Penguin Tutor LPI Practice Exams]
* [http://snow.nl/dist/htmlc/index.html LPIC level 2 Exam preparation Guide]
* [http://blog.ooz.ie/search/label/LPIC LPIC level 3 Exam Preparation Guide]
* [http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lpi-manuals/ LPI study materials in the OpenOffice SXW format]