Linux + a difficult exam?

tmcgtmcg Banned Posts: 127
How difficult is the Linux + exam? I have some experience using Linux and have the LPI cert. Furthermore what's the required study duration?

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  • Swift6Swift6 Member Posts: 268 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Linux+ is challenging. You need to have the right level of preparation if you are going to pass.
    The duration of studying varies depending on your knowledge and experience.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Senior Member Posts: 0 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I wouldn't bother with Linux+. I doesn't seem worth it or have a good ROI as the CCNA does. Spend your time doing Cisco as it is more respected then the Linux+
  • brownwrapbrownwrap Member Posts: 549
    I wouldn't bother with Linux+. I doesn't seem worth it or have a good ROI as the CCNA does. Spend your time doing Cisco as it is more respected then the Linux+

    This depends on the person's goals. I am a Linux admin. I Cisco cert wouldn't do a thing for me since we a a seperate staff that handles networking. Secondly, as a DOD contrator, I had to get Linux+ due to DOD 8570.
  • GForce75GForce75 Member Posts: 222
    I say if your interested go after it. It can be a difficult exam, but that will based on some of the experience you have. If just a little, just by the books and install a flavor of linux and practice away. I took the exams last week and it wasn't too bad, but that is due to practice various commands over the course of time.
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  • tmcgtmcg Banned Posts: 127
    I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland and there is a major shortage in people with Linux knowledge. The average salary is around £30-35k. Therefore it's definitely worth my while taking the exam due to the gap in the market of knowledge here.
  • NovaHaxNovaHax Member Posts: 502 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I wouldn't bother with Linux+. I doesn't seem worth it or have a good ROI as the CCNA does. Spend your time doing Cisco as it is more respected then the Linux+

    Wow...this is not true at all. Linux administrators frequently make as much as Cisco network engineers, and in some cases, way more. Plus, CCNA is a vendor certification. That cert is absolutely useless if you apply for a job at an organization who is running Juniper, or Brocade, or some other routing and switching technology (granted Cisco still holds the dominant share). Linux+ is vendor neutral certification...and it would be tough to find an organization that isn't running some flavor of Linux.

    Don't get me wrong...CCNA is a good cert (or at least its valued), but you are comparing apples to oranges. Its a completely different type of cert...and not even relevant to the same career path.
  • DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    If you have the Linux Essentials and some experience it's an easy exam.

    It's very difficult for people w/ no experience, but easy once you've gotten the foundations down - just like most of the CompTIA exams. However, the fill-in-the-blank questions and the slightly more specific questions (memorizing both commands and a bunch of the options of each) make it more difficult that the other 3 popular CompTIA exams. Spin up some VMs to practice what you're learning and you'll be fine.

    I don't have my Linux+ or LPIC-1 yet, but I took the LXO-101 already and plan on taking the LXO-102 within a week or 2 to finish my cert.

    I don't know about the market in Ireland, but as a heads up the objectives for the RHCSA and the Linux+ map very closely. You might want to see which one has a higher ROI for your area.
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  • varelgvarelg Banned Posts: 790
    There's a part that is unclear in your question about the level of difficulty of Linux +. If others say that it is indeed a difficult exam, will you quit? I'd say welcome the complexity. Once you lay your hands on a live server system, you'll thank the complexity you wrestled with while studying for the exams.
    I recently joined Linux Academy (online Linux courses with live servers always available) and I've seen every few days on their forum someone posting that they passed Linux+ and thanking Linux Academy for the success. So if you choose to go for Linux+, LA is a great resource.
  • tmcgtmcg Banned Posts: 127
    Highly unlikely, I like a challenge, aced N+ with no experience whatsoever. Put the study time in reaped the reward.
  • DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    varelg wrote: »
    I recently joined Linux Academy (online Linux courses with live servers always available) and I've seen every few days on their forum someone posting that they passed Linux+ and thanking Linux Academy for the success. So if you choose to go for Linux+, LA is a great resource.

    Linux Academy is a GREAT resource for passing certifications. I have a subscription myself.

    However, please note that the site isn't the best resource for learning Linux. I'd explain.. but you'll understand yourself if you decide to go a little deeper w/ the material.
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  • varelgvarelg Banned Posts: 790
    DoubleNNs wrote: »
    Linux Academy is a GREAT resource for passing certifications. I have a subscription myself.

    However, please note that the site isn't the best resource for learning Linux. I'd explain.. but you'll understand yourself if you decide to go a little deeper w/ the material.
    It is however deeper than certain printed guides by (more or less) celebrated tech authors out there. And they do a good job at what they are focused on. Preparing you to be an admin.
    If you want to learn Linux and not pursue certification, I am sure there are plenty of guides out there, tutorials and what not.
    And of course, nothing can be deeper than man pages.
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