Passed Linux+

kurrierkurrier Member Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Passed Linux+ today with 750. I have about 3 years experience working with BSD/Linux and studied for about a month; and this exam isn't as easy as it may seem. There was only a few IRQ/hardware type questions. But basically the things to know:

iptables
route
tripwire
samba (mounting/configuration)
bash variables
basic shell scripting (if,while,end,done,fi)
scheduling (at,cron)
encryption (SHA5,MD5,DES,etc.)
USB
SSH
NIS!
printing
networking w/ troubleshooting

I studied mostly with Testout Linux+ (got for free :P) and a little with Linux Bible. But the most helpful was probably http://www.mcmcse.com/forums/exams/. The pretests are very similar to what kind of questions to expect.
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  • Sulblk27Sulblk27 Member Posts: 148
    Congrats icon_thumright.gif I hope to sit that exam after ccna.
    Someone asked me when will my studying be over......
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  • sthomassthomas Member Posts: 1,240 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations!
    Working on: MCSA 2012 R2
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  • Megadeth4168Megadeth4168 Member Posts: 2,157
    Congrats!
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    congrats :D
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  • janmikejanmike Member Posts: 3,076
    Congratulations!
    "It doesn't matter, it's in the past!"--Rafiki
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  • datchchadatchcha Member Posts: 265
    kurrier wrote:
    Passed Linux+ today with 750. I have about 3 years experience working with BSD/Linux and studied for about a month; and this exam isn't as easy as it may seem. There was only a few IRQ/hardware type questions. But basically the things to know:

    iptables
    route
    tripwire
    samba (mounting/configuration)
    bash variables
    basic shell scripting (if,while,end,done,fi)
    scheduling (at,cron)
    encryption (SHA5,MD5,DES,etc.)
    USB
    SSH
    NIS!
    printing
    networking w/ troubleshooting

    I studied mostly with Testout Linux+ (got for free :P) and a little with Linux Bible. But the most helpful was probably http://www.mcmcse.com/forums/exams/. The pretests are very similar to what kind of questions to expect.

    Congrads !!!!, have been thinking about taking Linux+. Thanks for the pointers with commands.
    Arrakis
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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    Congratulations on the pass. It's good to know that the test was difficult even for someone with plenty of experience. Back when I took the test, my studying for it was the first real exposure I'd had to Linux and Unix, and I found the exam to be pretty difficult. I used TestOut as well, seems like that's a popular option for Linux+. What's next on the hit-list: LPIC, RHCE, or something on the Microsoft or Cisco path?
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  • milliampmilliamp Member Posts: 135
    Linux+ (XK0-002) was definitely harder than the other CompTIA exams I have taken. It is a shame XK0-001 made such a poor first impression of the cert.

    I hope they don't dumb it down later to cash in.
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