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Linux Professional Institute Launches "Community Corner" with Jon "maddog" Hall
(São Paulo, Brazil: September 2, 2010) - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced an upcoming blog to report on wider activities within the LPI community of Linux professionals, affiliates and training partners. The blog--"Community Corner"(http://www.lpi.org/communitycorner)--will feature commentary and regular contributions from Jon "maddog" Hall, a widely recognized mentor and leader in the programming community and a longtime and respected champion of Free and Open Source Software. Mr. Hall is also Executive Director of Linux International (http://www.li.org/).
LPI Hosts September Exam Labs at LinuxCon Brazil and Ohio LinuxFest 2010
(Sacramento, CA, USA: August 25, 2010) - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced promotional exam labs for their Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at LinuxCon Brazil (São Paulo, Brazil, September 1, 2010) and Ohio Linux Fest (Columbus, Ohio, USA, September 12, 2010). This is LPI's second event as the exclusive Free and Open Source Software certification provider at LinuxCon and their fifth year as certification sponsor of the Ohio LinuxFest.
Learn Linux, 101: Maintain the integrity of filesystems
This article covers standard and journaling (also called journaling) filesystems with an emphasis is on ext2 (standard filesystem) and ext3 (journaling filesystem), but tools for other filesystems are mentioned too. Most of this material applies to both 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. Most examples in this article use Fedora 12, with a 2.6.32 kernel. Your results on other systems may differ.
Linux System and Network Administration Bootcamp W/Free Laptop!
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer Linux system administration bootcamp on September 1 - 2, 2010 near San Francisco (South Bay). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a free Linux laptop.
LPI 101 - Linux certification sample exam
The best way to memorize all linux commands and techniques used in Linux administration to gain the Linux Professional Institute certificate ( LPIC ) is by practice. The following LPI sample exam should be taken as a middle way between reading a book and practice on command line. It includes questions from all topics required for LPIC 101.
LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
There are a number of classic book series in the world of technical and certification books and certainly the "In a Nutshell" series is among them. The LPI Linux Certification In a Nutshell book has a place of esteem in that realm. Like many classics, this book has multiple editions and as of last month, the third edition was released. It basks in the glow of it's older versions but just what does it have under the hood?
Learn Linux, 101: Create partitions and filesystems
Learn how to create partitions on a disk drive and how to format them for use on a Linux® system as swap or data space. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn about partitions and Linux filesystems for your own use.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for July 20th - 21st, 2010.
Linux System and Network Administration Bootcamp W/Free Linux Laptop!
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer Linux system administration bootcamp onJuly 22 - 23, 2010 near San Francisco (South Bay). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a free Linux laptop.
LPI and Government of Tunisia to certify IT graduates
(Tunis, Tunisia and Sacramento, CA, USA: June 17, 2010) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced with the Ministry of Communication Technologies of Tunisia (http://www.mincom.tn) a program to train and certify young graduates in Linux and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The program was announced during the signing of a partnership agreement in Tunis, Tunisia with Ministry officials and LPI's affiliate in the region: LPI-Maghreb (http://www.lpi-maghreb.net).
Learn Linux, 101: Find and place system files
Learn the correct location for files under the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) on a Linux® system and learn how to find important files and commands. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore file organization and management.
LPI and Ma3bar host Open Source "Train-the-Trainer" workshops for Middle East
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced in partnership with Ma3bar a series of GNU/Linux "Train-the-Trainer" workshops for Linux professionals from throughout the Middle East on June 9-12 and June 14-17, 2010.
Learn Linux, 101: Create and change hard and symbolic links
Learn how to create and manage hard and symbolic links to files on your Linux® system. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore the differences between hard and soft, or symbolic, links and the best ways to link to files, as opposed to copying files.
Linux System and Network Administration Bootcamp W/Free Laptop!
Rapid growth of Linux into corporate and government IT environments is fueling the need for Linux certified professionals. CIOs and managers are eager to have Linux experts in their organizations. A training or certification provides a tangible mechanism for their hiring evaluation, as well as a means to market the prowess of organizations.
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer Linux system administration bootcamp on June 3 - 4, 2010 near San Francisco (South Bay). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a free Linux laptop.
Learn Linux, 101: RPM and YUM package management
Learn how to install, upgrade and manage packages on your Linux® system. This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red Hat, as well as the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM) originally developed to manage Red Hat Linux systems at Duke University's Physics department. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
LinuxCertified Announces its Next Linux Fundamentals course W/free Linux Laptop!
LinuxCertified, Inc. announces "Linux Fundamentals" Bootcamp for busy IT professionals - May20th - 21st, 2010. All attendees get a free Linux laptop.
Learn Linux, 101: Debian package management
Learn how to install, upgrade, and manage packages on your Linux® system. This article focuses on the Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, which is the package management system used by Debian and distributions derived from Debian, such as Ubuntu. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to explore the best ways to add new software and keep your system current.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for May 13th - 14th, 2010.
Canonical announces an Ubuntu certification scheme
Canonical has announced that it will offer its own certification programme for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and that graduates will be entitled to claim an 'Ubuntu Certified Professional' certification. Previously Canonical had worked with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) to offer the Ubuntu Certified Professional exam which combined the general Linux LPI 101 and 102 modules with the Ubuntu 199 module to provide an Ubuntu tailored qualification.
Linux Professional Institute and IOSN Introduce New Exam Proctor Program
(Sacramento, CA, USA: April 22, 2010) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced a program of exam proctor training and exam labs undertaken with the cooperation of the International Open Source Network (IOSN: http://www.apdip.net/projects/2003/iosn).
Learn Linux, 101: Boot managers
Learn how to choose and configure a boot manager for your Linux system. You can use the material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for March 25th - 26th, 2010.
LPI partners with Portuguese government agency on Linux certification and training
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced that its affiliate organization LPI-Portugal has signed an agreement with UMIC, the Knowledge Society Agency of Portugal's Ministry of Science, Technology and Education to promote training and certification of professional skills in the use of Linux, open source technologies and free software in higher education institutions in Portugal.
LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on March 27th - 28th, 2010 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas.
LPI promotes Linux certification within Spanish public schools
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced that its affiliate organization LPI-Spain ) had partnered with Proyecto Universidad Empresa (PUE) to promote LPI certification and training within Spain's public schools. PUE is Spain's leading agency in the development of IT training and certification and provides academic programs for such major IT organizations as Microsoft, Cisco and Sun.
All you need to know about /proc/sys - manipulate a running kernel
The /proc/sys directory in the /proc virtual filesytem contains a lot of useful and interesting files and directories. Many kernel settings can be manipulated by writing to files in the proc filesystem. A lot of important information can be retrieved from these files. This is especially useful when you are troubleshooting or fine tuning your linux system. Following is a description of the most important files.
exploring proc LPIC tutorial exam 101 part 2
In my previous article I already touched on the subject of the virtual file-system mounted on /proc As this is an important topic on the LPI exam (and it's also a very interesting subject), we are going to explore the /proc file-system today.
Vocational Education in the Netherlands adopts LPI Certification
Sacramento, CA, USA - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization announced that its partner organization LPI-Netherlands has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ECABO, Netherlands's Center of Expertise on Vocational Education, Training and Labor Market to include LPI certifications in their curriculum. ECABO works for the entire range of vocational training in the Netherlands representing lower and senior secondary vocational education and higher vocational education. For example ECABO supports nearly 90,000 students in the senior secondary vocational education sector alone.
LPIC 101 tutorial part 1 hardware
The LPI certification is a valuable certification for Linux system administrators. LPI has partnered with Novell and now the certification has become even more valuable as it's also a Novell certification by now which means you get 2 certifications at once. The LPIC 1 certification is also the base for the ubuntu certified professional certification. So if you like to become a linux all-round certified administrator. This is probably one of the best (and cheapest) choices. This is the first article in a series of tutorials, which will try to help you prepare for the LPI certification exam.
8 tips for passing the Linux Professional Institute Certification exam
The LPI certification is a great way to show you have Linux system administration knowledge. Especially when you don't haven working experience a certification is a valid tool to show you do have special knowledge about the operating system. The problem is the LPI didn't create the certification for people without experience. As a matter of fact, the exam is actually aimed at finding experienced administrators. That's why they have a lot of questions about stuff you don't encounter all the time, like little used options for command line arguments.
Novell and LPI Partner on Linux Training and Certification
Novell Inc. and The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) today announced an international partnership to standardize their entry-level Linux certification programs on LPIC-1. Under this program, Linux professionals who have earned their LPIC-1 status will also satisfy the requirements for the Novell® Certified Linux Administrator (CLA) certification. In addition, Novell Training Services has formally agreed to include required LPIC-1 learning objectives in its CLA course training material.
LPI Partners with Novell on Linux Certs
As the economy is headed (hopefully) for recovery, I'd expect that the market for Linux jobs will also pick up momentum. While experience is always the key, some employers (you know who you are) like certifications. Now thanks to a new partnership between Novell Inc. and The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) getting those certifications might be a bit easier. The new partnership means that people that have obtained their LPIC-1 ( Linux Professional Institute Certification) now also will be qualified for the Novell CLA (Certified Linux Administrator) certification without the need to take an extra Novell exam
LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on February 27th - 28th, 2010 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas.
Novell, Canonical Bolster Linux Certification Efforts
In separate moves, Canonical and Novell are taking steps to bolster their respective Linux training and certification efforts. Here’s a look at the moves, and the implications for partners and customers.
LXer@FOSDEM 2010: Anyone else going?
LXer Feature: 05-Feb-2010
Tonight FOSDEM 2010 starts with the beer event, and tomorrow the main conference starts. It's held again at the University 'ULB' in Brussels south-east (near the embassies) in Belgium.
Just like last year, LXer will be there. I will try to go both days to cover some talks for you. The schedule promises some interesting talks like that of Greg Koah Hartman, another talk about the RepRap 'cheap' 3D printer that prints its own parts. There's also a Mozilla-room, a distro-room, an embedded room. a KDE and a Gnome room, the Drupal room, the 20-minute Lightning talks which could be about anything and many more.
Call For Community Input: Linux Professional Institute "Job Task Analysis"
(Toronto, Canada: February 4, 2010) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) issued a call for volunteers to assist in the development of its world leading Linux certification program (http://www.lpi.org). Volunteers are sought for participation in a Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey for the organization's new specialty exam LPI-304 (High Availability and Virtualization).
Embedded and Real-Time Linux Development Training course.
LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, announced its next Embedded and Real-Time Linux Development class to be held in San Francisco Bay Area from January 20th - 22nd, 2010.
Linux Professional Institute Expands Training Partner Program to include 44 nations
(Sacramento, USA: December 10, 2009) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced that it had expanded its training partner program to include 44 nations--up from 33 a year ago. In addition the organization has increased the number of LPI-Approved Training Partners (LPI-ATP) and LPI-Approved Academic Partners (LPI-AAP) to a total of 242 partners -- up 10% from this time last year.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for December 10th - 11th, 2009.
LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on December 12th - 13th, 2009 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. In addition to carefully designed lecture material delivered by experienced Linux professionals, there is a heavy emphasis on hands-on learning. The training starts two weeks before the actual class, with access to an online e-learning tutorial, where students complete few challenging pre-class activities.
LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp.
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on October 15th - 16th, 2009 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for October 15th - October 16th, 2009.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for August 27th - August 28th, 2009.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for July 23rd - July 24th, 2009.
LPI approves new training partner in SA
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has approved South African company Jumping Bean as an official LPI Training Partner. The LPI qualifications are an internationally recognised Linux industry certification. “Becoming an approved LPI training institute is an important achievement for us” says Joseph Neusu. The vendor-neutral LPI certificate has three levels of certification from junior to senior Linux professional.
LinuxCertified Announces its Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp.
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on June 20th - 21st, 2009 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for June 18th - June 19th, 2009.
LinuxCertified Announces its Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp.
LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer weekend Linux system administration bootcamp on May 16th - 17th, 2009 in South Bay (CA). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. In addition to carefully designed lecture material delivered by experienced Linux professionals, there is a heavy emphasis on hands-on learning. The training starts two weeks before the actual class, with access to an online e-learning tutorial, where students complete few challenging pre-class activities.
LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for May 14th - May 15th, 2009.
LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux Fundamentals course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for April 9th - April 10th, 2009.
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