LPIC-1 - LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE CERTIFICATION : exam 101-500 and exam 102-500

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Table of Exercises
Introduction
	Why Become Linux Certified?
		How to Become Certified
	Who Should Buy This Book
	How This Book Is Organized
		Additional Study Tools
	Conventions Used in This Book
	The Exam Objectives
	Exam 101-500 Objectives
		101 System Architecture
		102 Linux Installation and Package Management
		103 GNU and Unix Commands
		104 Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
	Exam 102-500 Objectives
		105 Shells, Scripting and Data Management
		106 User Interfaces and Desktops
		107 Administrative Tasks
		108 Essential System Services
		109 Networking Fundamentals
		110 Security
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Part I Exam 101-500
	Chapter 1 Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools
		Understanding Command-Line Basics
			Discussing Distributions
			Reaching a Shell
			Exploring Your Linux Shell Options
			Using a Shell
			Using Environment Variables
			Getting Help
		Editing Text Files
			Looking at Text Editors
			Understanding vim Modes
			Exploring Basic Text-Editing Procedures
			Saving Changes
		Processing Text Using Filters
			File-Combining Commands
			File-Transforming Commands
			File-Formatting Commands
			File-Viewing Commands
			File-Summarizing Commands
		Using Regular Expressions
			Using grep
			Understanding Basic Regular Expressions
			Understanding Extended Regular Expressions
		Using Streams, Redirection, and Pipes
			Redirecting Input and Output
			Piping Data between Programs
			Using sed
			Generating Command Lines
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 2 Managing Software and Processes
		Looking at Package Concepts
		Using RPM
			RPM Distributions and Conventions
			The rpm Command Set
			Extracting Data from RPMs
			Using YUM
			Using ZYpp
		Using Debian Packages
			Debian Package File Conventions
			The dpkg Command Set
			Looking at the APT Suite
			Using apt-cache
			Using apt-get
			Reconfiguring Packages
		Managing Shared Libraries
			Library Principles
			Locating Library Files
			Loading Dynamically
			Library Management Commands
		Managing Processes
			Examining Process Lists
			Employing Multiple Screens
			Understanding Foreground and Background Processes
			Managing Process Priorities
			Sending Signals to Processes
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 3 Configuring Hardware
		Configuring the Firmware and Core Hardware
			Understanding the Role of Firmware
			Device Interfaces
			The /dev Directory
			The /proc Directory
			The /sys Directory
			Working with Devices
			Hardware Modules
		Storage Basics
			Types of Drives
			Drive Partitions
			Automatic Drive Detection
		Storage Alternatives
			Multipath
			Logical Volume Manager
			Using RAID Technology
		Partitioning Tools
			Working with fdisk
			Working with gdisk
			The GNU parted Command
			Graphical Tools
		Understanding Filesystems
			The Virtual Directory
			Maneuvering Around the Filesystem
		Formatting Filesystems
			Common Filesystem Types
			Creating Filesystems
		Mounting Filesystems
			Manually Mounting Devices
			Automatically Mounting Devices
		Managing Filesystems
			Retrieving Filesystem Stats
			Filesystem Tools
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 4 Managing Files
		Using File Management Commands
			Naming and Listing Files
			Exploring Wildcard Expansion Rules
			Understanding the File Commands
			Compressing File Commands
			Archiving File Commands
			Managing Links
		Managing File Ownership
			Assessing File Ownership
			Changing a File’s Owner
			Changing a File’s Group
		Controlling Access to Files
			Understanding Permissions
			Changing a File’s Mode
			Setting the Default Mode
			Changing Special Access Modes
		Locating Files
			Getting to Know the FHS
			Employing Tools to Locate Files
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 5 Booting, Initializing, and Virtualizing Linux
		Understanding the Boot Process
			The Boot Process
			Extracting Information about the Boot Process
		Looking at Firmware
			The BIOS Startup
			The UEFI Startup
		Looking at Boot Loaders
			Boot Loader Principles
			Using GRUB Legacy as the Boot Loader
			Using GRUB 2 as the Boot Loader
			Adding Kernel Boot Parameters
			Using Alternative Boot Loaders
		The Initialization Process
		Using the systemd Initialization Process
			Exploring Unit Files
			Focusing on Service Unit Files
			Focusing on Target Unit Files
			Looking at systemctl
			Examining Special systemd Commands
		Using the SysV Initialization Process
			Understanding Runlevels
			Investigating SysVinit Commands
		Stopping the System
		Notifying the Users
		Virtualizing Linux
			Looking at Virtual Machines
			Understanding Containers
			Looking at Infrastructure as a Service
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
Part II Exam 102-500
	Chapter 6 Configuring the GUI, Localization, and Printing
		Understanding the GUI
		Understanding the X11 Architecture
			Examining X.Org
			Figuring Out Wayland
		Managing the GUI
			Standard GUI Features
			The X GUI Login System
			Common Linux Desktop Environments
		Providing Accessibility
		Using X11 for Remote Access
			Remote X11 Connections
			Tunneling your X11 Connection
		Using Remote Desktop Software
			Viewing VNC
			Grasping Xrdp
			Exploring NX
			Studying SPICE
		Understanding Localization
			Character Sets
			Environment Variables
		Setting Your Locale
			Installation Locale Decisions
			Changing Your Locale
		Looking at Time
			Working with Time Zones
			Setting the Time and Date
		Configuring Printing
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 7 Administering the System
		Managing Users and Groups
			Understanding Users and Groups
			Configuring User Accounts
			Configuring Groups
		Managing Email
			Understanding Email
			Choosing Email Software
			Working with Email
		Using Log and Journal Files
			Examining the syslog Protocol
			Viewing the History of Linux Logging
			Logging Basics Using rsyslogd
			Journaling with systemd-journald
		Maintaining the System Time
			Understanding Linux Time Concepts
			Viewing and Setting Time
			Understanding the Network Time Protocol
			Using the NTP Daemon
			Using the chrony Daemon
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 8 Configuring Basic Networking
		Networking Basics
			The Physical Layer
			The Network Layer
			The Transport Layer
			The Application Layer
		Configuring Network Features
			Network Configuration Files
			Graphical Tools
			Command-Line Tools
			Getting Network Settings Automatically
			Bonding Network Cards
		Basic Network Troubleshooting
			Sending Test Packets
			Tracing Routes
			Finding Host Information
		Advanced Network Troubleshooting
			The netstat Command
			Examining Sockets
			The netcat Utility
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 9 Writing Scripts
		Shell Variables
			Global Environment Variables
			Local Environment Variables
			Setting Local Environment Variables
			Setting Global Environment Variables
			Locating System Environment Variables
			Using Command Aliases
		The Basics of Shell Scripting
			Running Multiple Commands
			Redirecting Output
			Piping Data
			The Shell Script Format
			Running the Shell Script
		Advanced Shell Scripting
			Displaying Messages
			Using Variables in Scripts
			Command-Line Arguments
			Getting User Input
			The Exit Status
		Writing Script Programs
			Command Substitution
			Performing Math
			Logic Statements
			Loops
			Functions
		Running Scripts in Background Mode
			Running in the Background
			Running Multiple Background Jobs
		Running Scripts Without a Console
		Sending Signals
			Interrupting a Process
			Pausing a Process
		Job Control
			Viewing Jobs
			Restarting Stopped Jobs
		Running Like Clockwork
			Scheduling a Job Using the at Command
			Scheduling Regular Scripts
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
	Chapter 10 Securing Your System
		Administering Network Security
			Disabling Unused Services
			Using Super Server Restrictions
			Restricting via TCP Wrappers
		Administering Local Security
			Securing Passwords
			Limiting root Access
			Auditing User Access
			Setting Login, Process, and Memory Limits
			Locating SUID/SGID Files
		Exploring Cryptography Concepts
			Discovering Key Concepts
			Securing Data
			Signing Transmissions
		Looking at SSH
			Exploring Basic SSH Concepts
			Configuring SSH
			Generating SSH Keys
			Authenticating with SSH Keys
			Authenticating with the Authentication Agent
			Tunneling
			Using SSH Securely
		Using GPG
			Generating Keys
			Importing Keys
			Encrypting and Decrypting Data
			Signing Messages and Verifying Signatures
			Revoking a Key
		Summary
		Exam Essentials
		Review Questions
Appendix Answers to Review Questions
	Chapter 1: Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools
	Chapter 2: Managing Software and Processes
	Chapter 3: Configuring Hardware
	Chapter 4: Managing Files
	Chapter 5: Booting, Initializing, and Virtualizing Linux
	Chapter 6: Configuring the GUI, Localization, and Printing
	Chapter 7: Administering the System
	Chapter 8: Configuring Basic Networking
	Chapter 9: Writing Scripts
	Chapter 10: Securing Your System
Index
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