CompTIA Linux+ Powered by Linux Professional Institute: Exam LX0-103 and Exam LX0-104

I am rating this book only three stars, not because there's anything wrong with it per se, but just regarding its ability to prepare a person to take and pass the LX0-103 and LX0-104 tests (which I took and passed today, in fact, on my first attempt).But first off, let me cover the good stuff. It is well-written and, as someone with over a dozen years of Unix/Linux experience (including casual sysadmin work), I could find nothing factually wrong with it. The second half of the book, which covered the LX0-104 exam objectives, was definitely on-point relative to the exam I took today.It's the first half, the LX0-103 preparation portion, that was not really adequate. In a way, it's not the book's fault; the 103 test felt more like a command-line trivia test than a legitimate test of my Linux experience/knowledge, expecting me to be able to fill in the blanks (literally) regarding distribution-specific file names, file locations, and obscure options and switches. And yet, this is a test prep book, meaning that its job was supposed to be to prepare me for the level of specificity that I needed to be able to provide on the test; the relatively simple multiple-choice questions in the book, as well as the practice tests that you can unlock on the Sybex site, hardly approached the level of difficulty that I encountered on the real 103 test, and didn't even hint at the existence of fill-in-the-blank questions. I mean, I did pass the 103 (barely), but it's not as if some of my correct answers didn't come from previous knowledge/experience rather than the book.It is a good Linux book, and don't take anything I've said to mean otherwise. But I do wish it had worked me a bit harder on the 103 stuff, because (based on the book/website's practice questions) I went into that exam much more confident than I should have been.

I used the Kindle version of this book and it was very good. It covered the objectives clearly, and provided good reviews at the end of the chapters. It also breaks the book in two, one major section for each test. e.g. Chapters 1-5 are for LX0-103, 6-10 are for LX0-104.The best part of the book is access to Sybex's website for their example tests, which provides two example tests. Each are about 50 questions each, many of the questions are very close or the same as the actual tests. Also, when you review the results it provides the "whys" for all answers. e.g. Answer B is incorrect for... Answer A,and D are correct because... The tests are modeled very well to help get the feel for actual test. e.g. Choose two answers..., choose three answers..., choose all that apply... The only part that is bad is that the test is not all multiple choice, some questions are fill in the blank, which I think is much harder.To prepare for the test I read this book through once, then took the Sybex test twice, then took the test.After using this book the actual test for LX0-103 took me about 20 minutes to complete, and another 20 to review. I was done in 45 minutes, start to finish. And I passed. On to test 2, LX0-104.EDIT: Took test two, LX0-104, same result. Test took about 45 minutes totdal from start to finish, passing. Good book, better software. Obtaining this cert also provides LPIC-1 cert, which also provides the Suse cert. Three certs in one. Good luck.

TL;DR: There are better books for anything linux related that you could want to learn. Look for specific books on your topic or the Pearson book if you are studying for the linux+ test.There are two reasons for why you would want to buy a book like this 1) if you want to study for the linux+ exam 2) if you want to get a general overview of linux. This book does neither particularly well and is in fact disappointing in some areas.1)Since this is a book specifically for the linux+ exam the book should adequately prepare the reader for the exam. Now I don't think there is any one resource that will guarantee that you will be able to pass the exam after reading, but this book does this job especially poorly. There are other books ( namely Pearsons) that give better explanation, more information, and a better focus on the test. The online tests that are provided are nice but they make the test seem significantly easier than it is in reality. The exercises in the book are almost always trivial and don't really help you get a deeper understanding of the material. This can give a student the false pretense that they will do well on the exam with no problems but is actually unprepared. So the book under-prepares you but gives the illusion that you are not.2)The book states that it would be a good resource to anyone that wants to learn more about linux. While this book is better than nothing there are plenty of books that would give a better introduction to linux. If you are a beginner this book is not presented in a way that will get you used to using linux. It wants to be a test prep book and presents itself as such. If you are more experienced the book doesn't go in depth enough for you to really get much out of it. Also, because this is a book for the exam there are a lot of features that are discussed that you will never use and aren't integral to your understanding of the system as a beginner.Also something to note is some of the questions given in the book do not have the answers in the reading. It seems pretty ridiculous that the author will expect knowledge of the student that was not included in the text when this is supposed to be a test prep book.

I used this as my main guide, to pass the Linux+ exams. As mentioned by another reviewer, there is quite a lot of the "for full details see the man pages" disclaimer, apart from this the book covers most of the subject matter, but I would recommend using additional sources too. The urban penguin tutorials, on YouTube were particularly beneficial. Good Luck!

Very hard to follow. One of the most boring technical books I have ever read.

If your looking for a structured learning path into Linux don't choose this book. whilst it is full off material you can use the book is more of a command reference which makes the reading of it very dry. i am only a few chapters in and find it hard reading

ATTENZIONE: Questo libro è obsoleto per la versione attuale degli esami.Ottimo per chi vuole iniziare sul serio ad usare Linux e non vuole usare fonti frammentate trovate online. Ciononostante, questo libro serve per prepararsi all'esame Linux+ (LPIC-1) per il quale prepara abbastanza bene. Il libro include moltissimi argomenti fondamentali per un amministratore di sistema Linux, ma include anche molti obiettivi che riguardano tecnologie oramai obsolete e concetti poco utili nelle operazioni day-to-day.Questo libro vi aiuterà certamente a migliorare le vostre capacità, e vi darà anche accesso a degli "esami di prova" abbastanza utili per chi vuole superare i due esami necessari al raggiungimento della certificazione Linux+.Il voto basso è dettato dal fatto che alcuni argomenti sono di difficile comprensione ai neofiti, ed al fatto che ci siano molti temi (sia nel libro che nell'esame) che probabilmente non vi troverete mai davanti nella vostra vita.

getting certification or licensing is a good tool to show future employer that you are prepared and serious person. It will bring you lots of ways to open also you are equipped knowledge for this field. and employer does not think of you as new employee and no need to train you as whole. you know this background and well understand due to show off this license. You can say " I am good to go without serious training on me"employer will be happy to have you and take good way to use your knowledge and willing to pay your desired salary target. because it is a powerful in Computer Science or Engineering field.