CompTIA Linux+/LPIC-1 Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exams LX0-103 & LX0-104/101-400 & 102-400) 2nd Edition

The book is awesome to understand the inner workings of Linux. I can tell I know a lot more about Linux and how to set up a system like a system administrator would. The major issue is that the book and snapshots is written from Opensuse perspective. The big problem with that is that the CompTIA test is almost exclusively stuff you'd see in an Ubuntu system. I was very disappointed and frankly disheartened to earning my certification when after a full year of meticulous study strictly from this book and the VM images, that I scored a 350 out of 800. 650 is a passing score which is one of the lowest passing percentages of any CompTIA cert. Linux + also totes a 50% failure rate. I now know why.The best advice I could give is to look at his exam excercises, but to have an image of Ubuntu running along side. Translate his OpenSuse examples into the Ubuntu system . I also noticed his snapshots are missing a few of them, and some are improperly configured, or the steps he gives have incorrect syntax. Buyer beware.

Lots of fluff and stories, just like all the All-In-One books. My main complaint is that the VM (which was a great idea) FAILED miserably. For one you have to "Run snapshots 6-1 for the correctly configured environment" Problem is the snapshots aren't named 6-1 or anything similar. And they also don't work when you try to restore the snapshots. So basically the exercises/examples in the book are pretty much worthless to try w/ the VM included. For those wondering, I am not new to virtual software vmware/virtualbox or to snapshots. Theses just don't work. The VM wouldn't work in VMware, which I expected. But only the VM loads in virtualbox, there isn't going to be any restoring snapshots. The author missed the mark w/ the VM. Should of just made an .ova which would work, and not include all the silly snapshot stuff he attempted. I'm going with another study guide, as I don't have time to trouble shoot the author's VM fail.Attached is a picture of what the snapshots are named. I tried extracting the zip w/ different tools and still the same naming scheme, and still no loading of snapshots. To top it off all the software included is for Windows (.exe)UPDATE: This book keeps getting worse and worse. If I could give 0 stars, that is what this book would be entitled to. I'd be willing to bet that all of the 5 start reviews, either didn't read the book, or totally failed their exam if they relied on this book alone to pass. There were so many errors/typos I couldn't even keep count. The bad part is that the errors would appear multiple times throughout the book (as if the author copy/pasted the errors made), and the correct version of the error only would appear once. It would totally contradict itself through the book. Also this book is focused on the older exam course ware. For example, there is "init" and "systemd" , with "init" being legacy and barely found now days, and "systemd" being the current. Can you guess which of the 2 the book focuses on? If you picked the older (almost never found) "init" you'd be correct. And it doesn't stop there. The author does it with everything throughout the book. For instance, grub and grub2. The author heavily focuses on grub (legacy) and glazes right over grub2 (currently dominant). This book focuses on all things init, and leaves systemd as an exercise for the reader to figure out or research themselves. When systemd is the focus on the current Linux+ exam. It just doesn't make any sense. The author is clearly a legacy linux software guy. Any situation in the book where there would be a choice of old and outdated Vs new and current, the author choose to only focus on the old and outdated, and barely even mention the new and current.Linux+ books are clearly lacking in editing and current material.Your only chance with this book is if you take the LX0-101 and LX0-102, which are both no longer available. Because they are no longer prevalent.

This is a very thorough beginning Linux text. I have adopted this new version, along with a computer architecture text (5th e), for my fall course in Computer Architecture and Design.This edition of the All in One can be used for certification prep on the newest exam. We just use it to study Linux, and to aid in using Linux on laptops with an Ubuntu CD, or by creating Ubuntu flash drives to boot students Windows laptops into Linux.I find the book to be surprisingly readable, given that it has an exam-prep aspect. Command line and GUI, primary emphasis on command line.

I used this book to study for my Linux certs and learn about Linux in general. I used the Linux mint desktop and loaded Linux Ubuntu server on an older pc and it was perfect for working thru the labs in this book. It was easy for me to work thru all of this and I passed my exams. I also went thru some of the labs with Linux OpenSUSE but that cumbersome and ended up sticking with Ubuntu Server. My only complaint is there were some sections in the book with no test material and then found about 10 subsequent pages crammed with detailed important information. Cut the fluff in future releases and this book would be perfect.

Why did I purchase this book? Well, I am in a full time job using Windows which wont be here within the next year, so I decided it's now or never - I need to build on the baseline of Linux knowledge that i've already got. I know how to navigate the filesystem but i've got gaps in my knowledge. Or rather, I HAD gaps in my knowledge. I'm well into this book already and i've learned lots of new things I didn't know already. I'm looking to get a new job involving Linux and I think this book brings you up to the right kind of level you need to be. Everything is well explained and in a logical order - something many people, including newbies to Linux will appreciate. Robb Tracy has decided to start at the basics and steadily advance as you go throughout the book.Unfortunately, this means that the actual material you'll need for your CompTIA exams (should you wish to take them) is scattered throughout the book. Robb has kindly provided an index of where to find the information, so you could choose which chapters to study in accordance to the exams. Me personally? I am choosing to go through the book in the order Robb Tracy has chosen. You will start listing files and learning about the manual pages and switches before moving onto vital administrative tools such as vi, nano etc.All in all, it's a great book. It has a disk which includes OpenSUSE (download virtualbox prior to ordering the book!) so you can follow Robb's exercise pages as you go along. There is even a series of videos on the disk which explain how do use certain tools/commands which have been covered in the book.So why not 5 stars? Well, unfortunately, as with any book, there are mistakes. On pg 60 there is a fairly large multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge. Question 18 asks "which command will display its manual page?" (for the mkdir util). I selected "D (man mkdir)". The answers page says that the answer is "C (man mkdir)". However, in the question, option C was "manual mkdir". I've not spotted many of these, but even just one is enough to make you question yourself and throw you slightly. I've heard that there are more mistakes in the book but i've not completely read it all yet, so I cannot say. However, these mistakes are inevitable as it's a long book (808 pages total including index etc). It's still a fantastic resource and I hope that it will help me to pass the exams and ultimately land myself a Linux System Administrator role! I will update this review upon completing the exams.Update:Well, I promised i'd update this review and here goes: i've passed my LX0-103 and just passed my LX0-104 today (Dec, 2016). It took me a long time to get through this book and do all the practice questions but honestly, the book is invaluable. I'd strongly recommend Robb Tracy's book and the software on the CD was fantastic for assessing where I was up to. When I got a question wrong, I was able to read why I was wrong and ultimately learn from it. This book, along with Bresnahan and Blum's LX0-103 and LX0-104 book are a winning combination. I'd always try and read as much as you can, but if you're just buying this book, Robb has gone out of his way to help you learn all you need.

My background is UNIX since 1987; however I have been working with Red Hat and SLES for a long time now and have decided to take the LPIC certifications. This book and DVD have been invaluable as I navigate through each section, each sections is clearly set out, I have been learning new things each time I finish a section, a great reference book to keep and training guide on Linux, excellent work! Thank you.

Have not completed reading the book yet. however it is well laid out and the tips for studying are excellent. Look froward to completing the book and taking the exams.

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I like the writing style, not just a list of commands and options. More of an introduction and commands are slowly introduced with little fanfare and few options or even a description for many of them. The MAN pages exist for a reason, though more detailed descriptions of the commands would be nice even if it was one paragraph on the types of things it can do.I am only on the 7th chapter so far. I think it will give a good introduction and be useful as a starting point. I haven't written the test so as to how good it is in that regards i don't know.Most of what I have read has been review for me, light review, need to do it though as I don't use Linux every day or even month. Lots of useful information has been skipped to keep it light, I don't agree with some of the omissions. The author has used the wrong name for a couple commands, ie pwd is Print Working Directory not Present Working Directory, the author used both in different areas. The book and video's contradict each other at times, I have had to look at other sources to verify things. Some of the descriptions are misleading and a couple are just incorrect. As well some of the assignments are missing steps, easy steps but for a person new to Linux it would be frustrating.It seems like the author is writing a book for novice users but is only going 3/4 of the way. At times it seems like the description is too simple then at other times it is so terse that I need to look at other sources to understand what he's trying to explain.Some commands are so stripped down in the details that the options seem confusing, the vi chapter comes to mind, only a couple commands are used and the descriptions are long winded with no real information. There is a logic to the vi commands, he gives no detail on the makeup of the commands, vi uses a fair number of commands that can be used in conjunction with each other. A learner does not need them all, it would be confusing, but there is no description of the basic commands and the logic used to combine them. Instead he gives a few common combinations and a brief description, :q! is explained incorrectly. It could have been :w is write, :q is quit, :wq is combined write then quit, as a basic example. As well I don't like the 4 modes description, there is a command mode and an edit mode, insert/overwrite are in edit mode and command line is a command (:) in command mode not a different mode.In general I like the book, could have been way better but it's the one I have and I will supplement it with other sources.