motivation group for folks studying and taking the LX0-101 and 102 in 3 to 4 months.
For those planning, on taking the exam in 3 to 4 months, and want to keep in touch so we can keep on track and motivate each other let me know. We might even be able to do some virtual labs together.
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I read through the Linux+ in a Nutshell book and the CompTIA Linux+ study guide. I'm now working through Linux Academy. I've been hitting about 80% on practice tests, so I think I'll be ready soon.
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Did the question specify that you needed to edit the line as well?
One question was asking about Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) and what command to use to configure it. The book has a two sentence 'Note' that aplay is an audio command that works with ALSA drivers - that's it. I don't recall seeing this in Linux Academy either.
Another one was asking about how to configure LILO (/etc/lilo.conf) - The book has a paragraph that acknowledges the existence of LILO, and makes mention of it several times when discussing boot loader principles - talks nothing about how to configure it, or even acknowledges the existence of such a file.
Fortunately, I'm not one to rely on a single source of information (and you really can't for these type of exams) but I would at least hope that there would be at least some mention of these items, especially if they can be expected to show up on the test.
I agree, you have to use multiple sources to study from and actually use the commands yourself to see how it works.
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You don't have the man pages or smart phones for the test. which is just one more reason I don't like the tests. Yesterday we had a machine that would boot up and then drop its network connection. One of my co-workers plug the error in his smart phone and finds if we added a line to grub, a feature would be disabled which was a bug in that version of the kernel. That is real world.
I don't recall the exact wording, but that is the only way I ever use it. I can't think of another reason why I would want to be at the end of the line. Or execute commands within vi, another question I see often.
good thing to keep in mind, tests are bench marks, door openers, mandatory qualifications. Just like folks who get a certificate or a college degree or a diploma it says that person took the time to study there craft. yup I know a lot of tests and college course could or are out dated, and some or most may not be used in real world production environments, and there are many folks without the paper who are 10x more skilled. But it does feel good to get the paper it builds confidence and know how and you learn concepts and steps on getting your task done I hope
That all being said, I would recommend anyone taking the exam to spend the $69 on the 30 day practice exam from SelfTestSoftware - I feel that helped prepare me the most for gauging what to expect as far as content was concerned.
almost finished with the cbt, I had a good challenge last night the mta cbt is using the mail command it did not go into how to setup mail on ubuntu so I posted on linux sites and googled around and found and followed steps but it still was not working, I kept googling around and found the answer and fixed. I had to edit the # vi /etc/hosts
how about you guys how is it coming?
I'm about 50% of way through the Linux Academy course. I've been hitting about 80% on each section's quiz.
Nice. That's how I feel about the 101. Hopefully I can get it knocked out soon. It's to hard with an 18-month old at home.
I can respect that; I'm getting my schooling done before the wife and I start our family. I have a Belgian Malinois that is like a toddler though, she's about a year and a half old
let me add my pet rock takes a lot of maintenance!