How did you go about studying for your LPI certification? [closed]

Solution 1:

I used these books:

• LPIC Exam Cram
  
• LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell

and the following website:

• IBM's dev works website

Remember to try all the examples. You can't rote memorize this stuff, you have to understand it.

From (www.lpi.org/eng/certification/faq/procedure_for_taking_exams)
"Depending on where you take LPI exams, the cost will usually be the equivalent of $160 US dollars."

Remember the re-take policy:

• Anyone who takes an LPI exam once must wait one week before re-taking.
• Anyone who takes an LPI exam a second (and subsequent) time must wait 90 days before re-taking.
• Anyone who passes an LPI exam may not retake that exam for at least two years.

Solution 2:

Nothing beats experience. LPIC1 is designed for people with a couple of years experience with Linux. If you have that, then you should be fine.

Solution 3:

Be prepared to learn a lot of little factoids by heart. Get yourself a book (I used that one when I did LPIC1 back in 2007), and be sure to check out the sample questions in there. They give a pretty good image of what awaits you.