CompTIA Linux+ Certification Guide: A comprehensive guide to achieving LX0-103 and LX0-104 certifications with mock exams

Master the concepts and techniques that will help you achieve the LX0-103 and LX0-104 certifications on your first attempt

Key Features

Get a clear understanding of how to achieve Linux+ certification
Explore system architecture, Shell scripts, data management, and Linux security
Work through practice and mock tests to pass both LX0-103 and LX0-104 exams

Book Description

The Linux+ certification provides a broad awareness of Linux operating systems, while giving professionals an upper hand in the IT industry. With this certification, you'll be equipped with the all-important knowledge of installation, operation, administration, and troubleshooting services.

This CompTIA Linux+ Certification Guide will give you an overview of the system architecture. You'll understand how to install and uninstall Linux distributions, followed by working with various package managers. You'll then move on to manipulating files and processes at the command-line interface (CLI) and creating, monitoring, killing, restarting, and modifying processes.

As you progress, you'll be equipped to work with display managers and learn how you can create, modify, and remove user accounts and groups, as well as understand how to automate tasks. The last set of chapters will help you configure dates and set up local and remote system logging. In addition to this, you'll explore different internet protocols, and delve into network configuration, security administration, Shell scripting, and SQL management.

By the end of this book, you'll not only have got to grips with all the modules you need to study for the LX0-103 and LX0-104 certification exams, but you'll also be able to test your understanding with practice questions and mock exams.

What you will learn

Understand the Linux system architecture
Install, upgrade, and manage Linux system packages
Configure devices and maintain the Linux filesystem
Learn to write Shell scripts and manage data
Set user interfaces and desktops in the Linux operating system
Automate system admin tasks and manage essential system services
Manage SQL server on Linux and log locally and remotely with rsyslogd
Administer network and local security

Who this book is for

This book is for you if you want to gain the CompTIA Linux+ certification. You'll also find this guide useful if you're a system administrator or rookie Linux professional interested in enhancing your Linux and Shell scripting skills. No prior knowledge of Linux is needed, although some understanding of Shell scripting would be helpful.

Table of Contents

Configure the hardware settings
Boot the system
Change runlevels/boot targets
Design a Hard Disk layout
Install a Linux Distribution
Use Debian Package management
Use YUM Package management
Perform file management
Create, monitor, kill and restart processes
Modify process execution
Display Managers
Manage User & Group accounts
Automate Tasks
Maintain system time & logging
Fundamentals of Internet Protocol
Network configuration & troubleshooting
Perform security administrative tasks
Shell Scripting & SQL data management
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