LPIC-1 In Depth 1st Edition

LPIC-1 In Depth, by Michael Jang, covers the following in just the first 20 pages:* sysfs, udev, hald, and dbus* /sys, /proc, udev+/dev, lshal, and lshw* lsmod, insmod, rmmod, modprobe* grub, initrd, inittab, /etc/init.d, and rc runlevel filesAll in the first 20 pages, fundamental work for all later application-level and systems-level work to come after.Later books, like LPIC-1 Certification Guide 4th Edition by Christine Bresnahan and Richael Blum, either leave this content until several hundred pages into a book, or leave it out entirely. This information is so fundamental to later systems work and analysis, I'm glad I found and purchased this book by Michael Jang before other authors of other books decided to focus on package management, Upstart, and Systemd to the exclusion of this fundamental content. Other authors will literally leave this content out.Oh and Michael Jang also includes content regarding SQL database management and the LAMP stack, still in use today in 2023 in MASSIVE legacy systems.

I just got this book since I am going to take the combined Linux+/LPI exam being offered by Comptia. I read most of the LPIC-1 book by Roderick Smith and his PDF Linux+ book. I found that he presented things well but I wanted another book to supplement my preparation for the exam.The good thing is that I am finding myself understanding things much clearer and the two LPIC books complement each other but there are some caveats to this book that I am not so sure about either the usefulness about the guide (I read 6 chapters so far). They are as follows...1) Some of his comments are not necessary and either are his opinion or incorrect.2) There have been some typos as noted and that worries me that I am getting the wrong information (so I double check many of the command syntax). Some of his comments lead to misunderstanding and a few of his answers to his questions are wrong or can have another answer since some of the chapter questions are written in a vague fashion.3) The topics are somewhat brief and the reader may miss an important phrase (some extra bold fonts would help).4) He talks about things somewhat in more detail compared to Roderick Smith's book including more options for commands but there is some overkill where he talks about things that are relatively obscure and I do not believe on the exam (extra vi commands, and other things) but I may be wrong.5) His chapter questions are mostly multiple choice but some are long answers. He also does this on the sample tests as well. I believe the LPIC test is all multiple choice so why does he do this... The other book is all multiple choice answers...Update:I will be taking this exam soon... The more I read of this book, the more that I am finding errors which are significant (that need to be fixed) for example some options are capitols when they should be lower case (for example the passwd command options -U and -L, unlocking and locking, should be -u and -l respectively) which I verified with a few sources so beware and check things while reading this book.

I had several problems with this book, to start with there are many syntax errors in this book. So if you aren't experimenting with the commands while you are reading the book and discovering which ones don't work, you will be taking the test using incorrect syntax. Secondly not only are some of his definitions incorrect but also there are instances in the glossary that the terms and definitions are mismatched. Finally there is very little emphasis on topics that you find out during the test should have been elaborated on more. I did pass the first test but only after spending a lot of time revising my notes from online sources and man pages. My advice, go with the book that is currently recommended for self study on the CompTIA web site.

This book presents material in a good, in depth fashion. I took and read through the book beginning to end, dedicating one night per chapter. I took and passed the LPI-102 exam and now am going to take the LPI-101 exam.The only problem I had was that the binding didn't hold up very well on this book. Within a day of beginning serious study with this book the binding started to fall apart and pages began coming out of the book. I don't know if it was a problem with my copy or if there's a larger problem. I wound up taking all the pages out of the book and putting them in a three ring binder.

The information is very well organized and different kinds of ideas are successfully relating together which I like the most. The author really knows what he is talking about and the way he is describing the topic is very helpful for the learning curve.The book is well structured reflecting the LPIC certification syllabus to give the candidate a clear idea about the exam syllabus as well as the content.For those who wants to pass the LPIC exam this should be the main book along with any supplementary book. The book really helps me to secure my certification. This book should also be recommended for those who want to learn Linux properly and in a good way.The reading time was very enjoyable , pleasant and attractive from beginning to end. While reading, I have a feeling that this is one of the best book in IT and Linux.

I passed the LPIC-1 101 exam October 15th, 2009 using this book as my study guide. I used VMWare 6.5 Workstation to create my lab environment. BTW, you have to have a lab environment, seriously. Some of the other reviewers cited typos. Yes, there are a few and yes the publisher should have an errata page, however, I still give the book five stars as it is the best LPIC-1 guide I've found. You can read it quickly, perform the exercises quickly, and test yourself quickly.I hope to pass the LPIC-1 102 exam in a few weeks. So far the 102 exam sections are right on target.Update 12/30/2009I passed the 102 exam today. The 102 exam section of the book is also very good. However, make sure you know the cited configuration files and their content very well.Good Luck!

I have this book to be well organised and clearly written in a readable style. The author has made learning about Linux to be inclusive and interesting. From my own experience, I would recommend this book not just to anyone interested in passing the LPIC exam, but also to everyday users looking to learn Linux in more depth.

I bought this to study for LPIC-1. I've been working on Linux for ~8 years now and possess another vendor specific certification. Just got excited to see LPI updating the curriculum so decided to go for it. The book is not very well written and if you don't have good Linux experience already, you might not follow the author very well. This is definitely not for the absolute beginners and as the book also says, it is assumed that you have at least 1 year of working experience with Linux before reading this book. Apart from this, the book is not very well arranged in the topics. Hard to follow the topics and you may have to go back and forth to make complete sense out of some topics. Good that I already have some background knowledge and that might be one reason I'm not very happy with this book.It might be used as a good reference book but this alone might not be sufficient for you to understand Linux from scratch. May get you through the exam but I still have to appear so can't say much about that. I'd still rate it 3 since I usually like stuff from Mr. Jang.

Informative and to the point, nicely set out and good Explanations. Co is a little pointless as it's only a few cut nuggets on it in the hope you will be more. Text is in a. Good font and easy on the eye. Will it allow you to pass your lpi I don't know as I have not taken the exam yet but let's hop so.