Wow! Now there's an endorsement... I guess I'd better comment.
I have reviewed all the LPIC study books published since I took over
for Ross at Training Camp almost four years ago. I have long been a
fan of O'Reilly books and expected that as LPIC grew in popularity
Ora would eventually publish the final word in exam preparation. This
has not happened... yet. I anticipated a homerun with the 900+ page
LPIC Nutshell book that covers both Levels 1 and 2, but was sorely
disappointed.
While there are many books available that are helpful in preparing
for LPI certification, it is imperative in a bootcamp setting that
every minute lends itself to the goals of the class. Ross' EC2 is
still the most concise LPIC-1 exam preparation book available, even
though it hasn't been updated in over four years (an epic or two in
technological time.) I suspect this continued relevance reflects the
foundational nature of the level 1 material, along with the fairly
static question base of LPIC-1. Granted, with the current re-tooling
of level-1, there may be a need to update portions of the book. I've
already spoken to Ross about this, and I hope his publisher will take
notice.
When I present my orientation on the first day of bootcamp, I
encourage students to immerse themselves in the classroom experience
and try not to think about the exams. (IMHO, passing the exam should
be a rewarding side-effect and validation for learning an industry
recognized skill set, but not the primary objective of the class.) Of
course it becomes human nature to want to know more specifics of the
exam as test time grows near. This is where Ross' book is very
helpful. Not only is he a phenomenal writer who has the rare talent
of infusing reader curiosity into normally dry material, but he along
with the style of the EC2 series, illuminates essential knowledge-
bytes needed by the exam candidate without actually revealing the
exam questions. I've ranted in the past about LPIC so-called
'objectives' so I won't beat that dead horse other than to remind LPI
of the disparity. I guess you could say that most LPIC prep books are
written to the LPI objectives while Ross wrote his book to the actual
test.
If anyone has a better suggestion for LPIC-1 preparation, I'd love to
hear about it.
-Evan
On Jul 12, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Ross Brunson wrote:
I am partial to the Lpic1 Exam Cram, and from talking to my
favorite boot camp trainer Evan I hear it is still the most
accurate of the guides in print.
Full disclosure applies, I wrote it and still get frequent emails
as to it's effectiveness from readers.
Good luck with the exams,
Ross
On Jul 12, 2008, at 18:47, Jeroen van Meeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Sergio Belkin wrote:
Hi,
I'd want to know if "Linux Certification in a Nutshell" (Second
Edition July 2006, O'Reilly) is a good resource to prepar for the
exam? I am interested in buy it, but I wouldn't want to be
disappointed if its content is obselete...
I'd be glad to read your opinion about it....
Thanks in advance
All I can tell you that there is a number of my colleagues that
have successfully passed LPI certification (Level 2) with this
book and without additional training or courses.
Then, I've bought it to take a look and see if I can use it in the
courses that I teach; I haven't actually done that yet though.
Kind regards,
Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip
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