Difference between Linux and Windows Operating System

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The prior difference between Linux and Windows operating system is that Linux is totally free of cost whereas windows is marketable operating system and is costly. An operating system is a program intended to control the computer hardware and behave as an intermediary between user and hardware. The...

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Linux Containers – A comparison of LXC and Docker

As industry moves beyond the Virtual Machine consolidation paradigm, several types of containers have come to prominence. Two flavors in particular currently enjoy the lion’s share of deployments on the Linux operating system: Docker and LXC , which pomotes the LXC vs Docker debate. LXC vs Docker With...

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Why are Beta Exams Important for the Certification Development?

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In the fall of 2018, LPI held beta exam labs for the updated LPIC-1 certification. Exam development is a complex process, both when it comes to updating existing certifications, and when it comes to developing new ones, such as the DevOps Tools Engineer which we released a year...

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Linux Essentials Version 1.6 Update

Besides LPIC-1, the Linux Essential certificate received an update in October 2018, too. It is a minor update which brings the certificate from version 1.5 to version 1.6 and only includes a few changes. In today’s post we take a look at what’s new. The exam objective 1.1...

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LPIC-1: Clouds, Desktops and Some More Changes

Besides the topics discussed in the last posts, LPIC-1 version 5.0 introduces various small changes which we will discuss today. Most noticeably, the new objective ‘Linux as a virtualization guest’, was added to exam 101. This objective covers specialties of running Linux in virtual machines and containers, both...

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LPIC-1: Systemd Beyond Services

In today’s post, we review some topics related to systemd that go beyond starting and stopping services. These topics were added to LPIC-1 in version 5.0. Objective 101.3 already covered systemd in version 4.0. The focus of this objective is managing service units. A service unit controls the...

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LPIC-1: Loading Linux

In this blog series we will review the major changes introduced by these updates. Today, we start with an overview of ways to load the Linux kernel. Objective 101.2 used to cover the traditional BIOS. The new version adds a UEFI, a newer type or computer firmware. In...

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Recent Technical Innovation Requires New Exams: LPIC-1 version 5.0

Since October 2018, the latest versions of the LPIC-1 exams are available. Many people see the exams 101 and 102, which are required to obtain the ‘LPIC-1: Linux Administrator’ certification, as an ideal starting point to launch a career in open source. Higher-level certifications, such as LPIC-2 and...

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Linux Essentials Objectives (New Version 1.6)

Objectives Topic 1: The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source 1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems (weight: 2) Weight: 2 Description: Knowledge of Linux development and major distributions. Key Knowledge Areas: ◈ Distributions ◈ Embedded Systems ◈ Linux in the Cloud The following is a...

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LPIC-1 Exam 101 Objectives (New Version 5.0)

Topic 101: System Architecture 101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings Weight: 2 Description: Candidates should be able to determine and configure fundamental system hardware. Key Knowledge Areas: ◈ Enable and disable integrated peripherals. ◈ Differentiate between the various types of mass storage devices. ◈ Determine hardware resources for...

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LPIC-3 Linux Enterprise Professional

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The LPIC-3 certification is the culmination of LPI’s multi-level professional certification program. LPIC-3 is designed for the enterprise-level Linux professional and represents the highest level of professional, distribution-neutral Linux certification within the industry. Three separate LPIC-3 specialty certifications are available. Passing any one of the three exams will...

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LPIC-2: Linux Engineer

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LPIC-2 is the second certification in LPI’s multi-level professional certification program. The LPIC-2 will validate the candidate's ability to administer small to medium–sized mixed networks. The candidate must have an active LPIC-1 certification to receive LPIC-2 certification, but the LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams may be taken in any...

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