Comptia Linux+ or LPIC-1??

Sorry but I'm confused. It seems that either you can take Linux+ and it takes care of the first exam requirement for LPIC-1, or you take two exams for LPIC-1. Is there any recommendations on what to take first?

I'm a year into schooling which has me taking classes in administrating CentOS via the command line. I currently do not run Linux at home so that is as far as my knowledge goes.

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stryder144

Linux+, if I remember correctly, requires two tests and is "powered by LPI". That means when you pass the requirements for Linux+, you pass the requirements for LPIC-1 and two Novell certs. Two tests, four certs.

Bryzey

You'll also want to familiarize yourself with a debian flavour if you plan to certify. I used debian and Centos. This way you are familiar with the different package managers which you'll be tested on.

pamccabe

stryder144 wrote: »

Linux+, if I remember correctly, requires two tests and is "powered by LPI". That means when you pass the requirements for Linux+, you pass the requirements for LPIC-1 and two Novell certs. Two tests, four certs.

Wow, so if I were to pass Linux+, I'd get LPIC-1?? I see LPIC-1 is two exams also so I just want to be sure.

pamccabe

Bryzey wrote: »

You'll also want to familiarize yourself with a debian flavour if you plan to certify. I used debian and Centos. This way you are familiar with the different package managers which you'll be tested on.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll work on getting some VMs setup.

stryder144

Yes, take just the Linux+ exams and you will get the LPIC-1. Just make sure to read carefully how to do so. You'll find a thread about it here.

Kinet1c

pamccabe wrote: »

Wow, so if I were to pass Linux+, I'd get LPIC-1?? I see LPIC-1 is two exams also so I just want to be sure.

Linux+ = LPIC-1

EV42TMAN

as others have mentioned, if you do linux+ you'll get LPIC-1. But the detail that gets left out is if you do LPIC-1 you DON'T get Linux+ so don't do it backwards.

pamccabe

Thanks so much for the information guys. I appreciate it. Going to start rolling with this tonight...

ITrascal

better do it this way before they end up changing it!!!