Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) 2009 Level 1

Introduction
Welcome
Linux Professional Institute Curriculum
System Requirements
A Preview of the LPI Level 1 Exams

System Architecture
Detectable Hardware
Hardware Information on Linux
The Basics of the Boot Process
Review Boot Events
Runlevels
Process Management

Linux Installation & Package Management
Filesystem/Volumes & Directories
GRUB & Filesystems
Identify & Install Shared Libraries
Debian Package Commands
Repositories & the apt-* Commands
Red Hat Package Commands pt. 1
Red Hat Package Commands pt. 2
Repositories & the yum Commands

GNU & Unix Commands
Shells in the Environment
Dots & the PATH
History & Command Completion
Basic Shell Commands
Wildcards / Globs / & Search Commands
File & Directory Commands
Archives & Compression
Basic Data Redirection
Tees / Pipes / Redirection

More GNU & Unix Commands
Text Stream Management
Text Filter Commands
Text Search Commands
The Stream Editor
The Basics of the vi Editor
Monitor Your Processes
Different Job Priorities pt. 1
Different Job Priorities pt. 2

The Filesystem in a Hierarchy
Identify & Configure a Partition
Filesystem Format
Filesystem Integrity Commands pt. 1
Filesystem Integrity Commands pt. 2
More on Filesystem Internals
Filesystem Configuration
Mounting & Unmountng a Filesystem
The Basics of Quotas
File Permissions & Ownership
Special File Permissions & Ownership
Create & Change Linked Files
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Identify System File Locations

Shells/Scripting & Data Management
Environment Variables in the Shell
User-specific Configuration
Aliases & Functions
Commands in a Script
Review Existing Scripts
Structured Query Language Commands
More SQL Commands

User Interfaces & Desktops
The X Server Configuration File
GUI Commands & Fonts
Display Managers & Config Files
Accessibility Provisions

Administrative Tasks
Local Authentication Files
User Management
Group Management
Limited Administrative Privileges
Regular User & Administrative Jobs
One-time User & Administrative Jobs
Time Zones & Localization
Language & Localization

Essential System Services
Local Time Management
Time Server Management
System Logs & Commands
Available Mail Transfer Agents (MTA)
Mail Management Commands & Files
Manage Print Jobs in Queues

Networking Fundamentals
Common TCP/IP Ports & Protocols
IP Addressing
Private IP Addressing
Basic Network Commands
Network Configuration Files
Network Status Commands
Network Configuration Commands
Network Troubleshooting Commands
DNS Client Management

Security
Limits on the Superuser
Password & Port Security
Resource Limits
Security by Service
Security by TCP Wrappers
Security in the Super Server
A Secure Shell Server
Passphrases & Authentication Agents
GPG Keys

Conclusion
Wrap up

Credits
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