LPI certification resources

Here are some links that I found useful while learning for my LPI certification exams.

Exam 101

• Exam 101: Tasks and Sample Questions
• Exam 101: Detailed Objectives
• LPI General Linux 1 (LPI101, LPI102) - Exam Emulation
• LinuxIT GFDL study guide for LPI 101
• LPIC1 Exam 101 - Wikibook
• LPIC GL1 Study Notes
• LPI training manuals - PDF and OO format

IBM tutorials (need registration)

• LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 101: Hardware and architecture
• LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 102: Linux installation and package management
• LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 103: GNU and UNIX commands
• LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 104: Devices, Linux filesystems, and the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• LPI exam 101 prep, Topic 110: The X Window System

Exam 102

• Exam 102: Tasks and Sample Questions
• Exam 102: Detailed Objectives
• LPI General Linux 1 (LPI101, LPI102) - Exam Emulation
• LinuxIT GFDL study guide for LPI 102
• LPIC1 Exam 102 - Wikibook
• LPIC GL2 Study Notes
• LPI training manuals - PDF and OO format

IBM tutorials (need registration)

• LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 105: Kernel
• LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 106: Boot, initialization, shutdown, and runlevels
• LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 107: Printing
• LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 108: Linux documentation
• LPI exam 102 prep, Topic 109: Shells, scripting, programming, and compiling

Exam 201

• Exam 201: Tasks and Sample Questions
• Exam 201: Detailed Objectives
• The LPIC-2 Exam Prep - really good book
• LinuxIT GFDL study guide for LPI 201
• Jim's LPIC Level 2 Notes
• LPIC2 Exam 201 - Wikibook

David Mertz tutorials

• part 1 - Topic 201: Understanding the Linux Kernel
• part 2 - Topic 202: Understanding System Startup
• part 3 - Topic 203: Understanding Filesystems
• part 4 - Topic 204: Working with Hardware
• part 5 - Topic 209: File Sharing Servers
• part 6 - Topic 211: System Maintenance
• part 7 - Topic 213: System Customization and Automation
• part 8 - Topic 214: Troubleshooting

IBM tutorials (need registration, mostly the same content as above)

• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 201: Linux kernel
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 202: System startup
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 203: Filesystem
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 204: Hardware
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 209: File and service sharing
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 211: System maintenance
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 213: System customization and automation
• LPI exam 201 prep, Topic 214: Troubleshooting

Exam 202

• Exam 202: Tasks and Sample Questions
• Exam 202: Detailed Objectives
• The LPIC-2 Exam Prep - really good book
• LinuxIT GFDL study guide for LPI 202
• LPIC2 Exam 202 - Wikibook

David Mertz tutorials

• part 1 - Topic 205: Network Configuration
• part 2 - Topic 206: Mail and News
• part 3 - Topic 207: Domain Name System (DNS)
• part 4 - Topic 208: Web Services
• part 5 - Topic 210: Network Client Management
• part 6 - Topic 212: System Security
• part 7 - Topic 214: Network Troubleshooting

IBM tutorials (need registration, mostly the same content as above)

• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 205: Networking configuration
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 206: Mail and news
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 207: Domain Name System (DNS)
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 208: Web services
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 210: Network client management
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 212: System security
• LPI exam 202 prep, Topic 214: Network troubleshooting

Exam 301

• LPI Certification Documentation - LPI 301 Core
• LPI 301 exam simulation

IBM tutorials (need registration)

• LPI exam 301 prep: Concepts, architecture, and design
• LPI exam 301 prep: Installation and development
• LPI exam 301 prep: Configuration
• LPI exam 301 prep: Usage
• LPI exam 301 prep: Integration and migration
• LPI exam 301 prep: Capacity planning

Exam 302

• LPI Certification Documentation - LPI 302: Mixed Environments
• LPI 302 exam simulation

Exam 303

• LPI Certification Documentation - LPI 303: Security

Other resources

• LPI Forums
• Linux Certification FAQ
• The Linux System Administrator's Guide
• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1

Back to homepage