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Our complete combination Linux LPI 101 and LPI 102 packages give you the expert knowledge and hands-on experience you need to master the fundamentals of Linux and pass both the LPI 101 and LPI 102 exams For one low price, you'll tap into the most powerful learning system available anywhere. The Insider Training Multi-Path Learning System will maximize what you learn, and more importantly, how much you retain.

This course provides a comprehensive learning track that maps to the updated LPI 101 and LPI 102 exam objectives and covers everything you need to know to prepare for the both exams. All the key core elements of the Linux operating system are covered, including documentation, administration utilities, network configuration, printing, recovery planning, DFS, kernel configuration, TCP/IP, DHCP, device configuration, and more. Internet related topics, such as E-mail, security, DNS, Apache, and Squid.

Live Online:LPI 101 AND 102 +LIVE PREMIUM WHY LINUX

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• ROI
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• Course Format
• Product Development
• Structure
• Objectives
• Conventions
• Introduction to Labs
• Introduction to Lab Solutions
• Lab Conventions

LINUX FUNDAMENTALS

• What is Linux?
• The History of Linux
• The Free Software Model
• Proprietary Software Under Linux
• The GNU General Public License
• Lesser General Public License
• Applying the GPL to Your Programs
• Linux Features
• Hardware
• Loadable Device Modules
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• Software
• GUI Window Managers
• Programming Languages
• Linux Advantages
• GUIs Are Optional
• Remote Administration is Easy
• Rebooting is Uncommon
• Viruses Are Almost Non-existent
• Greater Security
• Linux Limitations
• Linux Distribution Mechanism
• Linux Standards
• FHS and LSB
• Linux Documentation
• The Linux Documentation Project
• System Administration
• Operational (vs Administrative) Duties
• Administrative (vs Operational) Duties
• Support
• System Documentation
• Providing User Support

INSTALLING A LINUX SYSTEM

• Installation Options
• Getting Ready
• Types of Servers and Workstations
• Identify Your Hardware
• Determine Network Settings
• Installation
• Installing From a CD-ROM
• Creating a Boot Floppy
• Installing From a Network
• General Installation Steps
• Install or Upgrade
• Disk Partitioning
• Swap Space
• File System Types
• extfs
• extfs
• ReiserFS
• XFS
• JFS
• Partitioning the Drive
• fdisk
• Sample Allocation Plan
• Drive and Partition Names
• Commands
• Partition Attributes
• Partition ID Type
• The fdisk Procedure
• Other Partitioning Methods
• Software Choices
• Hardware Configuration
• System Settings
• X Window System Installation
• Linux Boot Loaders
• The Cylinder Limit
• Boot Loaders: LILO, Grub, and LOADLIN
• LILO
• GRUB
• LOADLIN
• System Initialization
• init and /etc/inittab
• Boot Sequence

HARDWARE

• Hardware
• System Boot Procedure
• Floppy Drives
• IDE Drives
• SCSI
• SCSI Device Configuration
• The SCSI BIOS
• Peripheral Devices: AGP, ISA, and PCI
• AGP
• ISA
• PCI

HOT SWAPPABLE HARDWARE

• USB
• IEEE
• PCMCIA and CardBus
• Mobile Hardware
• Other Peripherals
• Addresses, Channels, and Ports
• IRQ
• I/O Addresses
• DMA
• COM Ports
• Printer Ports (LPT)
• SCSI Device Numbering
• Adding and Configuring Devices
• Devices and Drivers
• ISA/Plug and Play
• Hard Drives
• Network Interface Controllers
• Adding RAM
• Modems
• Audio Controllers
• The Linux Kernel
• The ALSA Project
• OSS Commercial Sound Drivers
• USB
• USB Modules

LINUX USAGE

• Command Line Basics
• Command Line Syntax
• Common Commands
• su and sudo
• Navigating the Directory Tree
• The ls Command
• Hidden Files
• The cd Command
• The pwd Command
• ViewingPermissions
• Symbolic Links (symlinks)
• Copying, Moving, and Removing Files
• The cp Command
• The mv Command
• The rm Command
• Creating and Deleting Directories
• The Linux Shell
• Profiles
• Environment
• Using the bash Shell
• Command History and Editing
• Recursive Commands
• Background jobs
• bash Scripting
• Variables

GETTING HELP

• Documentation
• man Pages and the man Command
• Manual Entries
• Related Commands
• info Command
• Documentation in /usr/doc
• Online Documentation
• Linux Documentation Project
• Usenet Newsgroups
• Newsgroup Archives
• Hardcopy Documentation
• System Information
• Identifying the System
• System Default Files
• Identifying and Communicating with Active Users
• Talking to Users
• Login Prompts
• Finding Files
• The find Command
• The locate Command
• Locating Commands
• Interpreting Files

LINUX TEXT EDITORS

• Linux Text Editors
• Basic vi
• vi modes
• Moving Within a File
• Global Replacement and Regular Expressions
• The set Command
• The exrc File
• Executing Commands

FILE SYSTEMS

• File System Structure
• File System Types
• Making a File System
• Mounting a File System
• Command Line Mounting
• Mounting with /etc/fstab
• Mounting Microsoft (MS-DOS) Partitions
• Unmounting Partitions
• Checking File Systems
• Mounting Removable Media in a GUI
• Managing File Systems
• Kernel File Cache
• The lost+found Directory
• Corrupt File Systems
• File System Configuration Files
• Utilities
• Free Disk
• Disk Usage
• Quota
• User Disk Quota
• Getting a Report on a User's Quota Status
• Turning on Quota at Boot Time
• Maintaining Quota
• The /proc File System
• porocmeter

FILES AND DIRECTORIES

• File System Structure
• Standard Directories
• FHS Data Types
• Data Sharing
• Data Modification
• The Linux File System
• Long Directory Listing
• Browsing Files in a GUI
• Access Control
• Overview
• Opening a file
• File and Directory Permission
• File Manipulation Permissions
• Seting User and Group IDs
• The Sticky Bit
• File Permission Commands
• The chmod Command
• The chattr Command
• Permissions and Ownership in a GUI
• File-related Commands
• Links
• Why Use Links?
• The ln Command
• Hard Link
• Symbolic Link

THE X WINDOW SYSTEM

• The X Window System
• X Client/Server Model
• Gathering Information
• Video Card
• Monitor
• Installing XFree
• Checking Your System with Xinstallsh
• Obtain Necessary Files
• Installing Over an Existing X Installation
• Configuring the X Window System
• XFSetup
• SaX
• Starting Your X Window System
• The xvidtune Utility
• The Xresources File
• Remote X Clients
• Xhost
• X Stations and X Terminals
• Installing and Managing Fonts Under X
• Understanding the Font Path
• Adding Directories to the Font Path
• Font Servers
• Window Managers/Desktop Environments
• xdm
• Modifying xdm
• Configuring and Using KDE
• KDE Install
• KDM
• Configuring and Using GNOME
• GDM
• Terminal Emulators

PACKAGE MANAGEMENT

• About Package Managers
• Red Hat Package Managers (RPM)
• Package Names
• RPM Commands
• The rpmrc File
• Debian Package Manager
• dselect
• apt
• Non-Debian Packages - alien
• Installing Software from Source
• Unpacking the Tarball
• tar
• gzip and gunzip
• configure
• make and make install
• Using Packages Without a Package Manager

MANAGING SHARED LIBRARIES

• Managing Shared Libraries
• System Library File Names and Locations
• The libc and ldso/ld-linuxso Libraries
• Updating libc et al
• Other Files Related to Shared Libraries
• Commands Related to System Libraries
• Installing and Supporting Multiple Versions of a Shared Library
• Over-riding the Shared Library Loading Mechanism
• Errors Related to Missing or Damaged Shared Libraries

TEXT PROCESSING

• Text Processing
• The grep Family
• Regular Expressions
• Filters
• sed
• Redirecting Input and Output
• Input
• Output
• Pipes
• Errors

PROCESSES

• Objective
• Processes
• The Linux Kernel
• Programs and Processes
• Daemons and Zombies
• Key Attributes of a Process
• Running Processes
• Checking on Processes
• Running top
• nice and renice
• Signals
• Sending Signals
• Intercepting Signals
• Scheduling Processes
• The at Command
• Listing and Deleting at Jobs
• The crontab Command
• Administering at and crontab

DOCUMENTATION

• man Pages and the man Command
• Manual Entries
• Related commands
• Info command
• Documentation in /usr/doc
• Online Documentation
• Linux Documentation Project
• Usenet Newsgroups
• Newsgroup Archives

ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES

• System Information/Identification
• System Default Files
• Identify/Communicate with Active Users
• The Find/Locate Commands
• Interpreting Files
• Text Processing
• The grep Family
• Regular Expressions
• Filters/sed
• Scheduling Processes
• Administering at and crontab

USER ENVIRONMENTS

• Login Shell
• Restricted root Access
• Environment Files & Definitions
• The umask Command
• Security Issues/Guest Accounts
• Shared Group Directories

MANAGING USERS

• Creating New User Accounts
• New User Requirements
• Preparing Groups
• The /etc/passwd File
• Allocating User IDs
• Adding/Removing Users
• Changing User Attributes
• Changing Group Membership
• Setting/Choosing Passwords
• The /etc/shadow File
• Account Security

PRINTING

• Print Spooler Model
• User Commands
• Installing and Managing Printers
• Manipulating Printers in Linux
• Adding a Printer
• Network Printing
• Print Filters
• PostScript Printers

SYSTEM STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN

• Standard Boot Process
• Typical lilo.conf
• Boot Problems/Manual Boot
• Startup Flow Control
• Run Levels
• The init Control File: /etc/inittab
• Run Command Scripts (System V)
• rc Script Details (System V)
• Changing Run Levels
• Shutting Down/Maintenance Mode

DISTRIBUTED FILES SYSTEMS

• Linux File Sharing
• Overview of the Network File System (NFS)
• NFS Protocols Stack
• NFS Client, Server, Security
• Using mount with NFS
• Overview of Samba

RECOVERY PLANNING

• Why/When/What to Backup
• Where to Store Backups
• Backup Media/Utilities
• Linux Backup Terminology
• Tape Archive and Restore
• Copy to I/O, Using cpio
• Direct Device Access
• Using dd to Identify a File Type
• Using Compression and dd
• Handling Tapes with mt
• Linux Tape Device Names
• Working with MS-DOS Diskettes
• Network Backups

THE LINUX SHELL & BASH SCRIPTING

• Linux Shell Profiles
• Using the bash Shell
• Redirecting Input and Output
• Shell Scripts
• Background Jobs
• Variables - Naming and Assigning
• Quotes and Command Substitution
• Passing Information to Your Script
• Flow Control
• Loops - for, while, and until
• Tests and Conditions
• Return Codes/Exit Status
• if-then-else
• Comparisons - String, Arithmetic
• Logical Evaluation
• File Status Tests
• Input - accepting, read, select
• Advanced bash Concepts

THE LINUX KERNEL

• About the Linux Kernel
• Preparing for a New Kernel
• Software Tools
• The Source Tree
• Patching the Source Code
• Customizing and Installing a New Kernel
• Configuring a New Kernel
• Detailed Procedure - Building a New Kernel
• Default Kernel Options with rdev
• Kernel Modules
• Building a Monolithic Kernel
• LILO Configuration File
• Using LILO to Test a New Kernel
• LILO Command Options
• Boot Options

TCP/IP NETWORKING

• Overview of TCP/IC
• IP Address Format
• Protocols
• Networks
• Internet Protocol Address
• Ipv4 Address Format

NETWORK CONFIGURATION

• Set Up Networking
• Routing Tables/Daemons
• Network Interface Configuration
• Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
• Setting up PPP
• Network Statistics

DNS

• The DNS Namespace
• Zones/BIND
• Configuring BIND
• Named (the Server Program) Files
• Domain Database File
• SOA (Start of Authority) Record
• Name and MailServers
• DNS Database Records

DHCP AND NAME RESOLUTION

• DHCP Clients
• dhcpcd, dhclient
• The alias Command
• /etc/host.conf, /etc/networks, /etc/resolv.conf
• Network Information Service (NIS)

REMOTE CONNECTIVITY

• Telnet
• The r Commands
• ssh - Secure Shell
• Components of Secure Shell 1 & 2
• Installation and Configuration
• File Transfer
• FTP
• ProFTP

SENDMAIL EMAIL SERVICES

• Sendmail Install and Configuration
• Sendmail Alias Functions
• Syntax
• Selected Switches and Parameters
• The Sendmail.cf File
• The m4 Macro System
• Structure of Sendmail-cf Directories
• Queued Mail

APACHE WEB SERVICES

• Apache Installation
• Basic Configuration
• Enable Server Status and View
• Document Directory Configuration
• Options Directive
• Symlinks
• Restrict Access
• Common Tasks

NETWORK SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE TUNING

• Your Role in Security
• Software Security
• Security Tools
• Basic NFS Security
• X Windows Security
• Physical Security and Data Integrity
• Network Security
• Keep Up on Security Updates
• TCP Wrappers
• Ipchains Rules and Features
• Performance Tuning
• Performance Monitoring

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