Book description
Offering you thorough coverage of the new version of the leading Linux certification from Linux Professional Institute (LPI), this book covers both objectives and materials tested in the two required LPIC-1 exams: LPI 101 and LPI 102. You’ll certainly appreciate the clear, concise information on key exam topics, including using Linux command line tools, managing software, configuring hardware, managing files and filesystems, working with the X Window system, administering the system, basic networking, and more.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dear Reader,
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
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I. The LPI 101 Exam (60 Weights)
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1. Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools
- 1.1. Understanding Command-Line Basics
- 1.2. Using Streams, Redirection, and Pipes
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1.3. Processing Text Using Filters
- 1.3.1. File-Combining Commands
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1.3.2. File-Transforming Commands
- 1.3.2.1. Converting Tabs to Spaces with expand
- 1.3.2.2. Displaying Files in Octal with od
- 1.3.2.3. Sorting Files with sort
- 1.3.2.4. Breaking a File into Pieces with split
- 1.3.2.5. Translating Characters with tr
- 1.3.2.6. Converting Spaces to Tabs with unexpand
- 1.3.2.7. Deleting Duplicate Lines with uniq
- 1.3.3. File-Formatting Commands
- 1.3.4. File-Viewing Commands
- 1.3.5. File-Summarizing Commands
- 1.4. Using Regular Expressions
- 1.5. Summary
- 1.6. Exam Essentials
- 1.7. Review Questions
- 1.8. Answers to Review Questions
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2. Managing Software
- 2.1. Package Concepts
- 2.2. Using RPM
- 2.3. Using Debian Packages
- 2.4. Converting Between Package Formats
- 2.5. Package Dependencies and Conflicts
- 2.6. Managing Shared Libraries
- 2.7. Managing Processes
- 2.8. Summary
- 2.9. Exam Essentials
- 2.10. Review Questions
- 2.11. Answers to Review Questions
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3. Configuring Hardware
- 3.1. Configuring the BIOS and Core Hardware
- 3.2. Configuring Expansion Cards
- 3.3. Configuring USB Devices
- 3.4. Configuring Hard Disks
- 3.5. Designing a Hard Disk Layout
- 3.6. Creating Partitions and Filesystems
- 3.7. Maintaining Filesystem Health
- 3.8. Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
- 3.9. Summary
- 3.10. Exam Essentials
- 3.11. Review Questions
- 3.12. Answers to Review Questions
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4. Managing Files
- 4.1. Managing Files
- 4.2. Managing File Ownership
- 4.3. Controlling Access to Files
- 4.4. Managing Disk Quotas
- 4.5. Locating Files
- 4.6. Summary
- 4.7. Exam Essentials
- 4.8. Review Questions
- 4.9. Answers to Review Questions
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5. Booting Linux and Editing Files
- 5.1. Installing Boot Loaders
- 5.2. Understanding the Boot Process
- 5.3. Dealing with Runlevels and the Initialization Process
- 5.4. Editing Files with Vi
- 5.5. Summary
- 5.6. Exam Essentials
- 5.7. Review Questions
- 5.8. Answers to Review Questions
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1. Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools
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II. The LPI 102 Exam (60 Weights)
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6. Configuring the X Window System, Localization, and Printing
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6.1. Configuring Basic X Features
- 6.1.1. X Server Options for Linux
- 6.1.2. Methods of Configuring X
- 6.1.3. X Configuration Options
- 6.1.4. Obtaining X Display Information
- 6.2. Configuring X Fonts
- 6.3. Managing GUI Logins
- 6.4. Using X for Remote Access
- 6.5. X Accessibility
- 6.6. Configuring Localization and Internationalization
- 6.7. Configuring Printing
- 6.8. Summary
- 6.9. Exam Essentials
- 6.10. Review Questions
- 6.11. Answers to Review Questions
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6.1. Configuring Basic X Features
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7. Administering the System
- 7.1. Managing Users and Groups
- 7.2. Tuning User and System Environments
- 7.3. Using System Log Files
- 7.4. Maintaining the System Time
- 7.5. Running Jobs in the Future
- 7.6. Summary
- 7.7. Exam Essentials
- 7.8. Review Questions
- 7.9. Answers to Review Questions
- 8. Configuring Basic Networking
- 9. Writing Scripts, Configuring E-mail, and Using Databases
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10. Securing Your System
- 10.1. Administering Network Security
- 10.2. Administering Local Security
- 10.3. Configuring SSH
- 10.4. Using GPG
- 10.5. Summary
- 10.6. Exam Essentials
- 10.7. Review Questions
- 10.8. Answers to Review Questions
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6. Configuring the X Window System, Localization, and Printing
- A. About the Companion CD
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: LPIC-1: Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2009
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9780470404836
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