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The LPIC-1 Authorized Cert Guide has 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:

System Architecture
Linux Installation and Package Management
GNU and Unix Commands
Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Shells, Scripting and Data Management
User Interfaces and Desktops
Administrative Tasks
Essential System Services
Networking Fundamentals
Security
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:

Pre-chapter ´Do I Know This Already´ (DIKTA) quizzes help you assess your knowledge of each chapter´s content, and decide how much time to spend on each section
Foundation Topics sections thoroughly explain concepts and theory, and link them to real-world configurations and commands
Key Topics icons flag every figure, table, or list you absolutely must understand and remember
Chapter-ending Exam Preparation sections deliver even more exercises and troubleshooting scenarios
Two full sample exams offer realistic practice delivered through Pearson´s state-of-the-art PCPT test engine



Chapter 1 Installing Linux 3
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 3
Understanding Your Hardware 6
Peripheral Compatibility 7
Enumerating Your Peripherals 7
The Proc Filesystem 8
Friends of procfs 10
Dealing with Integrated Peripherals 10
Laying Out the Hard Drive 11
Partitions and Devices 11
The Root Filesystem 12
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) 14
Commonly Used Mounts 16
Swap Files 16
Working with Boot Managers 17
GRUB Legacy 17
GRUB2 18
Installing GRUB2 18
Using the GRUB2 Command Line 19
Configuring GRUB2 20
Summary 21
Exam Preparation Tasks 22
Review All Key Topics 22
Define Key Terms 22
Review Questions 23

Chapter 2 Boot Process and Runlevels 27
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 27
The Linux Boot Process 30
What Is the Boot Process? 30
Boot Loaders 30
Common Commands at Boot Time 32
Boot Sequence from BIOS to Fully Running System 33
SysVinit 33
systemd 34
Units in systemd 36
systemd Targets and Runlevels 37
Wants and Requires 38
Booting with systemd 38
Upstart 39
Managing System Runlevels 40
Determining the Default Runlevel 40
Setting the Default Runlevels 41
Changing Runlevels 41
Shut Down and Reboot from the Command Line 42
Alerting Users 43
Properly Terminating Processes 44
kill and killall 44
Reloading or "Hanging Upö Processes 45
Logging Boot Events 45
Exam Preparation Tasks 46
Review All Key Topics 46
Define Key Terms 47
Review Questions 47

Chapter 3 Package Install and Management 51
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 51
Software in a Linux System 54
Shared Libraries 54
Working with Shared Libraries 56
Determining Required Libraries 56
Looking for Libraries in Other Places 57
Debian Package Management 58
Managing Local Debian Packages 58
Installing Packages with dpkg 59
Removing Packages 60
Dependency Issues 60
Querying Packages 61
Reconfiguring Packages 63
Using Remote Repositories 64
Installing Remote Packages 64
Working with the Cache 65
Upgrading the System 66
Removing Packages 67
Graphical Managers 67
RPM and YUM Package Management 68
The RPM Database 68
RPM Package Files 69
Package Name Conventions 69
The rpm Command 70
Validation of Packages 71
Installation of Packages 72
Additional Installation Options 72
Verifying a Package's Integrity 73
Freshening Versus Upgrading 74
Removing Packages 75
Other Removal Options 76
Querying Packages 77
Package Management with YUM 80
Installing Packages 80
Fetching Updates 83
Finding Packages to Install 83
Configuring Yum 84
Summary 86
Exam Preparation Tasks 86
Review All Key Topics 86
Define Key Terms 87
Review Questions 88

Chapter 4 Basic Command Line Usage 91
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 91
What Is a Shell? 93
Global and User Settings 94
Sourcing Versus Executing 94
Executing a Script 94
Sourcing a Script 94
A Login Shell Session 95
A Non-Login Shell Session 96
Using the Command Line 97
There Are Commands and, Well, Commands 97
Structuring Commands 98
Breaking Long Command Lines 98
Command Completion 99
Special Characters in the Shell 99
Controlling Command Execution 100
Possible Exit Statuses 100
Environment Variables and Settings 101
The Path 102
Getting $HOME 102
bash's History Feature 103
Important History Variables 104
Setting Options in bash 104
Important bash Options 104
Exam Preparation Tasks 105
Review All Key Topics 105
Define Key Terms 106
Review Questions 106

Chapter 5 File Management 109
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 109
Filesystem Overview 112
What Belongs Where 112
The Root of the System 112
Classifying Data 113
Where Programs Live 114
File Management Commands 114
Tips for Working with Linux Files 115
Basic Navigation 115
Advanced Navigation 116
Listing Files and Directories 116
Determining File Types 118
Touching Files 120
Copying Files and Directories 121
Moving Objects 123
Transforming Data Formats 126
Creating and Removing Directories 127
Removing Objects 128
Where Are Those Files? 128
Locating Files with Locate 128
Finding Files 130
Which Command Will Run? 132
Researching a Command 132
Linking Files 133
Symbolic Links 134
Hard Links 135
Backup Commands 136
Using tar 137
Taking Pity on the Unarchiver 139
Useful Creation Options 140
Listing Archive Files 140
Using cpio 141
Compression Utilities 143
Summary 144
Exam Preparation Tasks 144
Review All Key Topics 144
Define Key Terms 145
Review Questions 146

Chapter 6 Text Processing/Advanced Command Line 151
"Do I Know This Already?ö Quiz 151
Working with Input/Output Streams 154
Standard In 154
Standard Out 154
Standard Error 155
Redirection of Streams 156
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Redirecting Standard Input 157
Redirecting Standard Output 157
Redirecting Standard Error 157
Redirection Redux 158
Pipes 159
Executing Multiple Commands 161
Multiple Command Operators 161
Command Substitution 162
Splitting and Processing Streams 163
Splitting Streams with the tee Command 163
Processing Output with the xargs Command 163
Filters 165
Sorting 165
Numbering Lines 166
Tabs 167
Cutting Columns 168
Pasting and Joining 168
Unique Data 169
Heads or Tails? 170
Splitting Files 172
When cat Goes Backward 173
Viewing Binary Files Safely 173
Formatting Commands 174
Translating Files 175
He sed, She sed 176
Getting a grep 178
Examples of Using grep 179
Expanding grep with egrep and fgrep 184
Using Regular Expressions