010-160: LPI Linux Essentials (Linux Essentials 010)

Show employers that you have the foundational skills required for your next job or promotion.

Linux adoption continues to rise world-wide as individual users, government entities and industries ranging from automotive to space exploration embrace open source technologies. This expansion of open source in enterprise is redefining traditional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) job roles to require more Linux skills. Whether you’re starting your career in open source, or looking for advancement, independently verifying your skill set can help you stand out to hiring managers or your management team.

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The Linux Essentials certificate also serves as a great introduction to the more complete and advanced Linux Professional certification track.

LPI Linux Essentials Exam Summary:

Exam Name	LPI Linux Essentials
Exam Code	010-160
Exam Price	$120 (USD)
Duration	60 mins
Number of Questions	40
Passing Score	500 / 800
Sample Questions	LPI Linux Essentials Sample Questions
Practice Exam	LPI 010-160 Certification Practice Exam

LPI 010-160 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details
The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source
Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems	Weight: 2 Description: Knowledge of Linux development and major distributions. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Distributions ◉ Embedded Systems ◉ Linux in the Cloud The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Debian, Ubuntu (LTS) ◉ CentOS, openSUSE, Red Hat, SUSE ◉ Linux Mint, Scientific Linux ◉ Raspberry Pi, Raspbian ◉ Android
Major Open Source Applications	Weight: 2 Description: Awareness of major applications as well as their uses and development. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Desktop applications ◉ Server applications ◉ Development languages ◉ Package management tools and repositories The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, GIMP ◉ Nextcloud, ownCloud ◉ Apache HTTPD, NGINX, MariaDB, MySQL, NFS, Samba ◉ C, Java, JavaScript, Perl, shell, Python, PHP ◉ dpkg, apt-get, rpm, yum
Open Source Software and Licensing	Weight: 1 Description: Open communities and licensing Open Source Software for business. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Open source philosophy ◉ Open source licensing ◉ Free Software Foundation (FSF), Open Source Initiative (OSI) The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Copyleft, Permissive ◉ GPL, BSD, Creative Commons ◉ Free Software, Open Source Software, FOSS, FLOSS ◉ Open source business models
ICT Skills and Working in Linux	Weight: 2 Description: Basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and working in Linux. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Desktop skills ◉ Getting to the command line ◉ Industry uses of Linux, cloud computing and virtualization The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Using a browser, privacy concerns, configuration options, searching the web and saving content ◉ Terminal and console ◉ Password issues ◉ Privacy issues and tools ◉ Use of common open source applications in presentations and projects
Finding Your Way on a Linux System
Command Line Basics	Weight: 3 Description: Basics of using the Linux command line. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Basic shell ◉ Command line syntax ◉ Variables ◉ Quoting The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Bash ◉ echo ◉ history ◉ PATH environment variable ◉ export ◉ type
Using the Command Line to Get Help	Weight: 2 Description: Running help commands and navigation of the various help systems. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Man pages ◉ Info pages The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ man ◉ info ◉ /usr/share/doc/ ◉ locate
Using Directories and Listing Files	Weight: 2 Description: Navigation of home and system directories and listing files in various locations. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Files, directories ◉ Hidden files and directories ◉ Home directories ◉ Absolute and relative paths The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Common options for ls ◉ Recursive listings ◉ cd ◉ . and .. ◉ home and ~
Creating, Moving and Deleting Files	Weight: 2 Description: Create, move and delete files and directories under the home directory. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Files and directories ◉ Case sensitivity ◉ Simple globbing The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ mv, cp, rm, touch ◉ mkdir, rmdir
The Power of the Command Line
Archiving Files on the Command Line	Weight: 2 Description: Archiving files in the user home directory. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Files, directories ◉ Archives, compression The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ tar ◉ Common tar options ◉ gzip, bzip2, xz ◉ zip, unzip
Searching and Extracting Data from Files	Weight: 3 Description: Search and extract data from files in the home directory. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Command line pipes ◉ I/O redirection ◉ Basic Regular Expressions using ., [ ], *, and ? The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ grep ◉ less ◉ cat, head, tail ◉ sort ◉ cut ◉ wc
Turning Commands into a Script	Weight: 4 Description: Turning repetitive commands into simple scripts. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Basic shell scripting ◉ Awareness of common text editors (vi and nano) The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ #! (shebang) ◉ /bin/bash ◉ Variables ◉ Arguments ◉ for loops ◉ echo ◉ Exit status
The Linux Operating System
Choosing an Operating System	Weight: 1 Description: Knowledge of major operating systems and Linux distributions. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Differences between Windows, OS X and Linux ◉ Distribution life cycle management The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ GUI versus command line, desktop configuration ◉ Maintenance cycles, beta and stable
Understanding Computer Hardware	Weight: 2 Description: Familiarity with the components that go into building desktop and server computers. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Hardware The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ Motherboards, processors, power supplies, optical drives, peripherals ◉ Hard drives, solid state disks and partitions, /dev/sd* ◉ Drivers
Where Data is Stored	Weight: 3 Description: Where various types of information are stored on a Linux system. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Programs and configuration ◉ Processes ◉ Memory addresses ◉ System messaging ◉ Logging The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ ps, top, free ◉ syslog, dmesg ◉ /etc/, /var/log/ ◉ /boot/, /proc/, /dev/, /sys/
Your Computer on the Network	Weight: 2 Description: Querying vital networking configuration and determining the basic requirements for a computer on a Local Area Network (LAN). Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Internet, network, routers ◉ Querying DNS client configuration ◉ Querying network configuration The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ route, ip route show ◉ ifconfig, ip addr show ◉ netstat, ss ◉ /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/hosts ◉ IPv4, IPv6 ◉ ping host
Security and File Permissions
Basic Security and Identifying User Types	Weight: 2 Description: Various types of users on a Linux system. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Root and standard users ◉ System users The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group ◉ id, last, who, w ◉ sudo, su
Creating Users and Groups	Weight: 2 Description: Creating users and groups on a Linux system. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ User and group commands ◉ User IDs The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/skel/ ◉ useradd, groupadd ◉ passwd
Managing File Permissions and Ownership	Weight: 2 Description: Understanding and manipulating file permissions and ownership settings. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ File and directory permissions and ownership The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ ls -l, ls -a ◉ chmod, chown
Special Directories and Files	Weight: 1 Description: Special directories and files on a Linux system including special permissions. Key Knowledge Areas: ◉ Using temporary files and directories ◉ Symbolic links The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ◉ /tmp/, /var/tmp/ and Sticky Bit ◉ ls -d ◉ ln -s