earweed wrote: » Dynamik and rogue2shadow recommended a book that's linked here http://www.techexams.net/forums/lpi-rhce-sair/58055-lpi-book-beginner.html Are you planning to actually take the exam or just learn the material. I believe the regular Linux+ is retiring soon and you'll have to take the LPIC 1 and LPIC 2 EDIt: The regular 1 test expires October 31, 2010 and you'll then have to take the two examsCompTIA Linux+