LPIC-1 — Linux Professional Institute Certification (Exams 101 & 102)

Pass both LPIC-1 exams — 101-500 and 102-500 (objectives v5.0) — and earn your Linux Professional Institute Certification. This course covers every LPIC-1 topic across both exams: system architecture and boot, installation and package management (dpkg/apt and rpm/dnf), GNU & Unix commands and text processing, devices and the Linux filesystem/FHS, shell scripting, administrative tasks, essential system services, networking fundamentals, and security. Command and config-file reference tables, LPI-style exam traps, a knowledge check per lesson, a 20-question mastery check per topic, a full-length 100-question mock spanning both exams at objective weighting, and a spaced-repetition flashcard deck. LPIC-1 is a multiple-choice/fill-in exam, and this course is built to match.

0.00 USD

Start this course →

What you'll study

Topic 101 — System Architecture (Exam 101)

• Determine and configure hardware settings
• Boot the system
• Change runlevels / boot targets, shut down and reboot

Topic 102 — Linux Installation and Package Management (Exam 101)

• Hard disk layout and the GRUB2 boot manager
• Manage shared libraries
• Debian and RPM package management

Topic 103 — GNU and Unix Commands (Exam 101)

• The command line and text-stream filters
• Files, wildcards, processes and priorities
• Pipes, redirection, regular expressions and vi

Topic 104 — Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy (Exam 101)

• Partitions, filesystems and integrity
• Mounting, fstab and quotas
• Permissions, ownership, links and the FHS

Topic 105 — Shells and Shell Scripting (Exam 102)

• Customize and use the shell environment
• Customize or write simple scripts

Topic 106 — User Interfaces and Desktops (Exam 102)

• X11, desktops, and accessibility

Topic 107 — Administrative Tasks (Exam 102)

• Manage users and groups
• Schedule and automate jobs
• Localization and internationalization

Topic 108 — Essential System Services (Exam 102)

• System time and logging
• Mail transfer agents and printing

Topic 109 — Networking Fundamentals (Exam 102)

• Fundamentals of internet protocols
• Persistent network configuration
• Troubleshooting and client-side DNS

Topic 110 — Security (Exam 102)

• Perform security administration tasks
• Set up host security
• Securing data with encryption

Practice and exam readiness

• Final Practice Exam
• Spaced-repetition flashcard deck (SM-2) for daily review
• Shareable, verifiable completion certificate

Related courses

• LFCS — Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator
• RHCSA — Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200, RHEL 10)

Create a free account to preview lessons. Browse all courses.