Other things..
1) Filesystem basics, what goes where (/etc /var /usr /tmp /home), and symbolic and hard links.
2) pipes.. stdin and stdout, those are the most useful things in Unix.
3) grep, sed, awk
4) runlevels, and what they're good for, not really important, but 1-2% on the exam would be good.
5) what is X11, what is a window manager...
and it really depends on what you mean by a certification? certified user, installer, administrator, systems architect, developer, or kernel hacker guru?
On Aug 28, 2004, at 8:51 PM, Andrew Graupe wrote:
Having heard some bad stories about certification recently ;), I have been thinking about exactly what a good linux certification should be. I think that something like the LPI puts too much emphasis on things you may never have used before, and may never use ever. With linux, there are many ways of doing any one thing, so it is entirely possible to never have used something that the exam considers crucial. I think the following should be part of a linux certification:
1) How to use vi. It is good for quick edits of config files. Not too much emphasis on this, just enough to do the basics.
2) How to use man.
3) How to use info.
4) In the rare case of something without a man page, how to pipe the output of the -? option to less.
5) How to use IRC to get to ##linux, or another suitable channel.
6) How to e-mail the local LUG :D, and ask an intelligent question. Preferably combined with a console MUA introduction.
7) The most important: how to use Google. This would preferably be done in conjunction with a console browser introduction.
Further "modules" could be offered, specializing in any given field (ie Apache, MySQL, kernel recompiles).
I'm half joking and half serious. I think these are the most valuable skills any Linux user can have.
Regards,
Andrew
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