Linux Essentials exam available on OnVUE in Spanish

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Candidates can now take their Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Linux Essentials exam in Spanish online. LPI has been offering its Linux Essentials and LPIC-1 exams in English through the Pearson VUE OnVUE testing system since 31 May 2020. Further languages are being added since then. LPIC-1 exams are...

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SFD 2021: An 11-hour community gathering

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To be honest, we didn’t know what to expect.In retrospect, the year 2020 may have been a very odd year for Linux Professional Institute (LPI) to get initially involved with international Software Freedom Day (SFD). After all, this has typically been a day when Linux user groups, open...

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Steps Toward a Great Career in Free and Open Source Software, Part 1

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A career in free and open source software can be not only satisfying, but financially rewarding. You feel the excitement of being part of intense, goal-directed communities and of furthering projects that benefit people around the world.Because free software is independent of any particular company, you can find...

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The People Behind the Learning Portal: Marco Colombo, Learning Materials Author and Translator

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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Learning Portal brings you cost-free teaching materials for teachers and students developed by Linux Professional Institute. Materials are written and translated into many different languages by members of an international community.With this post, we get acquainted with Marco Colombo, an LPI certified professional...

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What is GNU/Linux?

Linux is an operating system: a series of programs that let you interact with your computer and run other programs.An operating system consists of various fundamental programs which are needed by your computer so that it can communicate and receive instructions from users; read and write data to...

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LPIC 1 vs Linux+: Where to Start

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If you're ready to set down the path of Linux specialization, there are several key certifications that will help you. While some exams are tailored to vendor-specific distributions, Red Hat certifications being the most notable, there are two that stand out in the vendor-neutral, entry-level space: CompTIA Linux+...

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date command in Linux with examples

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date command is used to display the system date and time. date command is also used to set date and time of the system. By default the date command displays the date in the time zone on which unix/linux operating system is configured.You must be the super-user (root)...

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LPI Releases LPIC-3 Security Version 3.0 Certification

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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has recently released version 3.0 of the LPIC-3 Security certification, which includes significant changes to the exam objectives. This release is part of a thoroughgoing update of the LPI C-3 certification program. The LPIC-3 certification series is the highest level offered by LPI and...

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Eleven reasons to switch from Windows to Linux

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Today Microsoft releases its first major new version of Windows in more than six years, tagging this version of its flagship operating system with the number 11. The question is on the minds of millions: Windows 10? Or Windows 11?Well, why not GNU/Linux instead!The chance to move from...

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Arjang OÜ: Why we have been an LPI training partner for ten years

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Arjang OÜ is a computer training school centered in Istanbul, Turkey. Our technical team consists of experienced trainers, developers, and system administrators. We have been delivering quality training both nationally and internationally.Read More: LPI CertificationsWe also have a certification system to evaluate students and certify them for what...

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LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 3.0 Introduction #05: 305 Linux Identity Management and File Sharing

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This blog posting is the fifth and final in a series that helps you prepare for the new version 3.0 of the LPIC-3 Mixed Environments exam. In the previous posts we have learned a lot about managing identities for Windows systems. Even though Linux can be configured to...

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