false 919253 1 You may not have heard of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) or its professional certifications, but they're becoming an important part of proving professional competence in the Linux operating system. That aside, <I>LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell</I> is a fantastic introductory Linux book, well suited to introducing a curious newcomer to the environment and bringing an intermediate user up to expert status. <p> The book is organized around the LPI's published standards for two Level 1 exams (exams 101, which deals with key commands and file-system concepts, and 102, which places more emphasis on hardware, networking, and shell scripting). The organization works well even if you're not specifically preparing for either exam.<p> <I>LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell</I> assumes nothing in early chapters, going so far--to cite one example--as to walk readers through the concept of commands with parameters separately from the concept of commands alone. Later, the pace picks up, and strategic advice is substituted (such as how to partition a disk for maximum speed and reliability) for "type-this" instructions. <p> Throughout, the book makes effective use of O'Reilly's time-tested and remarkably clear format for presenting Unix commands and configuration files. Each chapter concludes with a series of exercises designed to help you discover behaviors on your own, and includes the practice questions you expect in a test-prep aid. <I>--David Wall</I><p> <B>Topics covered:</B> The knowledge that's tested on the Linux Professional Institute's exams 101 and 102, which includes everything from basic Linux commands and concepts to installation of the operating system, essential network configuration, and kernel recompilation. 904323 26 7 2006 LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) total:5|5:4|4:1| 5 24 15 1 0 0 false false Thu Oct 30 18:55:34 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 18:55:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 14:07:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 14:07:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 12:15:33 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 12:15:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 09:47:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:47:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 26 05:02:28 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 05:02:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 19:24:24 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:24:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 05 20:22:17 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:22:17 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 10 06:04:30 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 06:04:30 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 17 13:20:11 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 08 12:25:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 14:35:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 14:35:42 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 07 09:32:22 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 09:32:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 11 07:23:03 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 07:23:03 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 16 17:24:15 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 17:24:15 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Sep 22 21:29:57 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 21:29:57 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Aug 06 12:57:54 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 12:57:54 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=919253