Eckert's LINUX+ and LPIC-1 GUIDE TO LINUX CERTIFICATION, 6th EDITION, empowers you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed on CompTIA's Linux+ (XKO-005) certification exam and the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 (101-500 and 102-500) certification exams, as well as in your information technology career. The book covers the latest Linux distributions, as well as virtualization, containerization, cloud orchestration and enterprise storage.

Comprehensive coverage also addresses key job-related services and cloud technologies, including firewalls, FTP, NFS, Samba, Apache, DNS, DHCP, NTP, Postfix, PostgreSQL, SSH, VNC, RDP, Docker and Kubernetes. Appendices allow you to apply your Linux knowledge to macOS and FreeBSD. Hands-on projects give you practice using the latest Fedora and Ubuntu Linux distributions and can be performed on either a Windows PC (Intel or ARM) or macOS PC (Intel or Apple Silicon).

Chapter 1- Introduction to Linux

Chapter 2- Linux Installation and Usage

Chapter 3- Exploring Linux Filesystems

Chapter 4- Linux Filesystem Management

Chapter 5- Linux Filesystem Administration

Chapter 6- Linux Server Deployment

Chapter 7- Working with the Shell

Chapter 8- System Initialization, X Windows, and Localization

Chapter 9- Managing Linux Processes

Chapter 10- Common Administrative Tasks

Chapter 11- Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation

Chapter 12- Network Configuration

Chapter 13- Configuring Network Services and Cloud Technologies

Chapter 14- Security, Troubleshooting, and Performance

Appendix A- Certification

Appendix B- Finding Linux Resources on the Internet

Appendix C- Applying Your Linux Knowledge to macOS

Appendix D- Applying Your Linux Knowledge to FreeBSD

About the Author

Jason W. Eckert is an experienced technical trainer, consultant and bestselling author in the information technology industry. His diverse IT background and expertise include more than 40 IT certifications, three decades of IT and development experience, six published apps and 26 published textbooks covering such topics as UNIX, Linux, Apache, MySQL, Windows Server, Security, Microsoft Exchange, PowerShell, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and Video Game Development. In addition, he serves as the dean of technology at triOS College, where he continues to refine and improve college technology programs. For more information, visit jasoneckert.net.