LPI

LPI LPIC-1 Exam 101

The LPIC-1 certification is the first level in the Linux Professional Institute's (LPI) multi-level Linux certification program, validating skills in command-line maintenance, Linux system installation and configuration, and basic networking .

Exam code

101-500

Duration

90 min

Questions

Official Prerequisites

Basic Linux command-line proficiency (shell navigation, file manipulation, pipes, redirection)
Understanding of system architecture, boot process, and runlevels/services
Familiarity with package management (DEB and RPM) and software installation
Knowledge of filesystems, partitions, mounting, and swap management
Basic networking concepts (IP addressing, DNS, SSH) and user/group management

Targeted Professions

Linux System Administrator Systems Engineer Junior DevOps Engineer Technical Support Engineer (Linux) IT Operations Technician

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Understand and configure hardware settings, boot the system, and change runlevels and shutdown or reboot the system.

Manage hard disk partitions, install a boot manager, manage shared libraries, use Debian and Red Hat package management.

Work on the command line, perform basic file management operations, use streams, pipes, and redirects, process text streams, perform basic file editing.

Create and manage disk partitions and filesystems, maintain the integrity of filesystems, manage file permissions and ownership, create backups, and restore files.

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