Ted Jordan wrote: > I understand that the next release of the exam is coming up. Which > versions of Debian/Red Hat will the exam cover?
The LPI certifications are »vendor-neutral« and, as such, do not specify particular versions of distributions that they cover. Your best bet is to go to the LPI web site and look at the »objectives« published there to find what might actually be on the exams. Having said that, the nature of the LPI exam development process leans toward not covering very new technology. For example, the current content review has identified the newfangled alternatives to SysV init (Upstart and systemd) as something to be aware of on a conceptual level but not to have to know in detail. It is safe to say that the next round of reviews, in 2,5 years or so, will require more extensive knowledge of those as they will by then be available in mainstream distributions. (Without wanting to start a SysV init replacement flame war here, in 2,5 years I'd personally be surprised to see Upstart covered at more than »awareness« level if at all, since by then it will very likely be a footnote to history, but I'm pretty sure we'll have to deal with systemd in reasonable detail by that time.) Generally, since one of the goals of LPI is to improve Linux's outlook in the professional world (the »P« in »LPI«, after all), it makes more sense to look at enterprise-type distributions such as RHEL, SLES and Debian than consumer or geek-type distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora, which tend to include new stuff much more aggressively than LPI could keep up with. If I had to make suggestions I'd probably recommend looking at Debian GNU/Linux 6.x (make sure you get it with SysV init rather than Upstart) and something like CentOS 6 to get the benefit of both a dpkg-based and an RPM-based distribution. Virtual machines are great for this, so go check out VirtualBox. Anselm (Speaking for himself, not Linup Front GmbH) Go check out our new CC-licensed »Linux Essentials« preparation manuals in English and German on http://shop.linupfront.com/product/lxes/ ! -- Anselm Lingnau ... Linup Front GmbH ... Linux-, Open-Source- & Netz-Schulungen [email protected], +49(0)6151-9067-103, Fax -299, www.linupfront.de Linup Front GmbH, Postfach 100121, 64201 Darmstadt, Germany Sitz: Weiterstadt (AG Darmstadt, HRB7705), Geschäftsführer: Oliver Michel _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
