linux+

iyare

I am using the "All-In-One LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam Guide". I am using Kubuntu as my distro. Do you think I will need any thing else to pass this the first time?

Slowhand

As long as you lab, lab, and lab some more, you should be fine. Back when I took the (single-exam) Linux+, there were a few things that were kind of Red Hat-centric, so it may be a good idea to get your hands on Fedora or CentOS and play around a little bit in one of those environments as well, just to get all your bases covered. Just remember, distros like Ubuntu and Kubuntu are generally pretty user-friendly, and you're going to be spending a LOT of time on the command-line for these exams, so getting an install of a CLI-only environment may be a good idea in order to avoid letting the GUI hold your hand too much.

varelg

Check the contents of your book iyare against current list of objectives posted on the LPIC website. Do they correspond? LPI exams (which are now also L+ exams) are pretty straightforward, no hidden meanings or questions that can be interpreted multiple ways. Objectives are also straightforward and detailed, you could almost build your own curiculum around them. Check out the LPI resources on the LPIC part of this forum, very helpfull links to free study material online.
The thing with LPI exams is that you can't rely only on one guide to cover all of the bases so you will have to supplement whatever guide you have with material online and very important, man pages on your linux machine. Compile a list of commands mentioned in the objectives and check out their man pages, no need to know them by heart but try to learn a list of most usefull options of a command and think of scenarios in which you would use them.
As per distros, as Slowhand mentioned, get a RH distro like CentOS and a Debian distro like Debian itself or Ubuntu Server and for the most part stick to the command line. There will be times you'll need to go graphic, like when you get to prep for the X server part of the exam, but for the most part, CLI is the way to go. There are only a few instances when exam objectives are distro-specific, like the packages part, but apart from that, any distro would do.
Keep a diary of your daily/weekly efforts and don't be harsh to yourself if some days you don't meet your study plan. Keeping a diary will make you stick to your plan however...
Good luck at exam day and keep us posted on your progress!

zipolini

i think objectives for lpci 1 are changing something like beginning of july, so i'm almost sure book you use is not enough, you need more resources. i keep kinda "advertising" Linux Classes as i found it valuable source to supplement all linux books
have a nice linux journey