ReonBalisty wrote: » I just did these certs in Feb 2018 and I ran my two distros in a VM through virtual box, I would recommend steering clear of using ubuntu. Use Debian and CentOS. Only use the CentOS for the package management aspects because that is all they want you to know for the Red Hat Enterprise side. Most of your Command line interface stuff should be done in Debian, and I would learn all the commands back to front, including flags/operators. Read the 'man' pages of each command, get very comfortable with them.
Pseudonym wrote: » Instead of 7?
Pseudonym wrote: » Interesting. Ubuntu is installed as my host OS anyway, so i'll see how it goes and if there's any problems I'll just use the Debian VM I have installed. How did you find Linux+ as an exam(s)? Straightforward or?
Spiegel wrote: » Thanks for the excellent insight. So what was your experience between the two exams given the drastic difference in scores?
si20 wrote: » It's hard but if you've studied the book inside and out and done all the practical work you should pass it no trouble. I literally just pulled out my Linux+ sheets I got given after I passed: Exam 1: 540 (needed 500 to pass) out of 800 Exam 2: 800 (needed 500 to pass) out of 800 So it looks like I actually hit 100% on the second exam. I remember revising extra hard for the 2nd exam. I went a bit above and beyond because I didn't want to risk failing the 2nd exam and not having the Linux+. My advice is just simply: read the book inside and out, make sure you fully understand everything it's telling you. And then....practice exams over and over and over.... rinse and repeat. Even when you get bored and tired of it, keep doing them. But READ why you got answers wrong. This is the learning process. You learn nothing by just getting the right answers. You know this anyway, you've got some nice certs there. But for everyone else, you only learn when you're getting stuff wrong. If you get it all right, you're sitting the wrong exam.
si20 wrote: » The drastic difference in scores was down to one exam being a bit more focused on CLI commands. I had that nailed. All of the switches were fresh in my mind. I also took the exams around 3 months apart, so I had 3 months of studying for 5 hours per day for my 2nd exam. That said - I unfortunately never found a Linux job role and it has just became a cert I earned and can say "I did that!". I've lost most of the knowledge because I use a Windows/Mac daily for my job and don't get to touch Linux. I took it hoping to get into a Linux role but they're few and far between and tend to be shift-roles these days.
duta74 wrote: » No, in addition. I used when I prepared for exam: Ubuntu 14 - for apt/dpkg/upstart and etc Debian stuff Centos 6 - for SysVinit Centos 7 - for all other stuff
Pseudonym wrote: » I'm planning on doing RHCSA immediately after Linux+. Are there any objectives that you're aware of on LX0-104 that can't be done on CentOS 7? I was thinking of getting KVM set up for RHCSA, and financial constraints might mean I might have to wait a few weeks to take LX0-104. So it might make sense to get it set up and have a little practice while I'm waiting, but also have something to finalise my prep for LX0-104.
