Linux Essentials Certification (Is it worth getting)?

After I finish the MCSA (70-646) exam, I would like to start learning more about Linux and have heard about the new Linux Essentials cert, from LPI. The only Linux experience I have is from a class I took almost 10 years ago, and most of that knowledge is gone. I learned a little UNIX in college, but that was in the mid to late 90's. I have heard that the Linux Essentials certification is good for someone who is just starting out in Linux.
I have recently heard about the RHCSA, and how it is a "hands-on" cert, as opposed to the Linux+ or LPIC-1, which are more knowledge certs and less hands on. I've always been a tactile learner, so the RHCSA sounds like it might be more up my alley.
I am considering getting the book on Linux Essentials, and then going for that certification first, before trying either the RHCSA or Linux+/LPIC-1. Would be worth my time to get the Linux Essentials certification first? And by the way, what is the difference between the Linux+ and LPIC-1?
Thanks in advance!
I have recently heard about the RHCSA, and how it is a "hands-on" cert, as opposed to the Linux+ or LPIC-1, which are more knowledge certs and less hands on. I've always been a tactile learner, so the RHCSA sounds like it might be more up my alley.
I am considering getting the book on Linux Essentials, and then going for that certification first, before trying either the RHCSA or Linux+/LPIC-1. Would be worth my time to get the Linux Essentials certification first? And by the way, what is the difference between the Linux+ and LPIC-1?
Thanks in advance!
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I would recommend going the Linux+ route. It is broken up into two exams LX0-101 and the LX0-102.
You are correct in stating the the Red Hat exams are more hands-on, because you will actually be configuring/testing on a live linux environment, whilst the Linux+ certification is a knowledge based multiple-choice and fill in the blank exam.
Downlaod a few Distros, my recommendations: CENTOS and DEBIAN (as you will need to understand flavors of both RHEL and DEBIAN Linux).
Play with the Distros and supplement with study guides, again my recommendations: CompTIA Linux+ Study Guide: Exams LX0-101 and LX0-102 and LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams LPIC-1/LX0-101 & LX0-102)
Also use these forums, I've found the knowledge of fellow TE member's to be invaluable.
Good luck on your journey!
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