Linux Certification Version 5.0 Updated Syllabus
LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute Certification — SIXE Training

LPIC-1 Linux Administrator Certification Training Course

Become a certified Linux System Administrator with the Linux Professional Institute's industry-leading, vendor-neutral credential. Recognised worldwide and valid for 5 years.

25 hours 2 exams Hands-on labs Own materials

Why prepare for LPIC-1 with SIXE?

The LPIC-1 certification from the Linux Professional Institute is the benchmark credential for Linux system administration professionals. It is fully vendor-neutral, internationally recognised, and valid for 5 years — making it one of the most respected Linux certifications in the IT industry.

Our LPIC-1 training course runs 25 hours and combines expert-authored materials with hands-on lab environments designed by our instructors. You will work with both Debian- and Red Hat-based distributions, covering 100% of the official exam objectives for 101-500 and 102-500 in version 5.0.

SIXE is an IBM Business Partner and Red Hat Partner, with years of experience delivering Linux administrator training to candidates who successfully earn their professional Linux certification.

Exam 101-500

LPIC-101

60 questions 90 min 500/800

101.1 Determine and configure hardware settings

Weight: 2
  • ›Enable and disable integrated peripherals
  • ›Differentiate between mass storage device types
  • ›Hardware tools: lsusb, lspci, lsmod, modprobe
  • ›Conceptual understanding of sysfs, udev and D-Bus
  • ›Key directories: /sys/, /proc/, /dev/

101.2 Boot the system

Weight: 3
  • ›Boot sequence: BIOS/UEFI → bootloader → kernel → initramfs → init
  • ›Understanding SysVinit and systemd
  • ›Verify boot events: dmesg, journalctl
  • ›Awareness of Upstart

101.3 Change runlevels / boot targets and shut down or reboot

Weight: 3
  • ›Set default runlevel/target, switch to single-user mode
  • ›Shutdown and reboot: shutdown, systemctl, wall
  • ›Awareness of acpid

102.1 Design hard disk layout

Weight: 2
  • ›Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions
  • ›/boot requirements and EFI System Partition (ESP)
  • ›Basic LVM features

102.2 Install a boot manager

Weight: 2
  • ›GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2: installation and configuration
  • ›grub-install, grub-mkconfig, MBR

102.3 Manage shared libraries

Weight: 1
  • ›ldd, ldconfig, LD_LIBRARY_PATH

102.4 Use Debian package management

Weight: 3
  • ›dpkg, apt-get, apt-cache, dpkg-reconfigure
  • ›Awareness of apt

102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management

Weight: 3
  • ›rpm, yum, zypper. Awareness of dnf

102.6 Linux as a virtualisation guest New v5.0

Weight: 1
  • ›Virtual machines, Linux and application containers
  • ›IaaS cloud elements: instances, block storage, networking
  • ›System images, cloning, cloud-init, guest drivers

103.1 Work on the command line

Weight: 4
  • ›Bash shell: commands, environment variables, history, quoting
  • ›bash, echo, env, export, set, man, uname, history

103.2 Process text streams using filters

Weight: 2
  • ›cat, cut, head, tail, sort, sed, tr, wc, uniq
  • ›Checksums: md5sum, sha256sum, sha512sum

103.3 Perform basic file management

Weight: 4
  • ›Wildcards, find, tar, cpio, dd
  • ›Compression: gzip, bzip2, xz

103.4 Use streams, pipes and redirects

Weight: 4
  • ›Redirect stdin, stdout, stderr. Pipes, tee, xargs

103.5 Create, monitor and kill processes

Weight: 4
  • ›ps, top, kill, jobs, bg, fg, nohup
  • ›Terminal multiplexers: screen, tmux

103.6 Modify process execution priorities

Weight: 2
  • ›nice, renice

103.7 Search text files using regular expressions

Weight: 3
  • ›grep, egrep, fgrep, sed. Basic and extended regex

103.8 Basic file editing

Weight: 3
  • ›Navigation, modes and editing in vi. Awareness of Emacs, nano and vim

104.1 Create partitions and filesystems

Weight: 2
  • ›MBR and GPT. Filesystems: ext2/3/4, XFS, VFAT, exFAT. Awareness of Btrfs
  • ›fdisk, gdisk, parted, mkfs, mkswap

104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems

Weight: 2
  • ›du, df, fsck, xfs_repair

104.3 Control mounting and unmounting of filesystems

Weight: 3
  • ›/etc/fstab, mount, umount, blkid, lsblk. systemd mount units

104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership

Weight: 3
  • ›chmod, chown, chgrp, umask. SUID, SGID, sticky bit

104.6 Create and change hard and symbolic links

Weight: 2
  • ›ln, differences between hard links and soft links

104.7 Find system files and place files in the correct location (FHS)

Weight: 2
  • ›find, locate, updatedb, whereis, which, type
Exam 102-500

LPIC-102

60 questions 90 min 500/800

105.1 Customise and use the shell environment

Weight: 4
  • ›Environment variables, PATH, Bash functions, aliases
  • ›Configuration files: .bash_profile, .bashrc, /etc/profile, /etc/skel/

105.2 Customise or write simple scripts

Weight: 4
  • ›Loops, conditionals, command substitution, shebang (#!)
  • ›for, while, test, if, read, exec, ||, &&

106.1 Install and configure X11

Weight: 2
  • ›X.Org architecture, Wayland protocol
  • ›xdpyinfo, xhost, DISPLAY, xauth

106.2 Graphical desktops

Weight: 1
  • ›KDE, GNOME, Xfce. Remote desktop protocols: VNC, Spice, RDP

106.3 Accessibility

Weight: 1
  • ›Assistive technology, screen readers, high-contrast themes, accessibility keys

107.1 Manage user and group accounts and related system files

Weight: 5
  • ›useradd, usermod, userdel, groupadd, passwd, chage
  • ›/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/skel/

107.2 Automate system administration tasks with scheduled jobs

Weight: 4
  • ›cron, crontab, at, atq, atrm
  • ›systemd timer units: systemctl, systemd-run

107.3 Localisation and internationalisation

Weight: 3
  • ›Locales (LC_*, LANG), time zones, timedatectl, iconv, UTF-8

108.1 Maintain system time

Weight: 3
  • ›date, hwclock, timedatectl
  • ›NTP with ntpd and chrony (chronyc). pool.ntp.org service

108.2 System logging

Weight: 4
  • ›rsyslog, facilities and priorities, log rotation
  • ›systemd journal: journalctl, systemd-cat

108.3 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics

Weight: 3
  • ›Aliases, forwarding, ~/.forward, newaliases. Awareness of postfix, sendmail, exim

108.4 Manage printers and printing

Weight: 2
  • ›CUPS configuration, print queues, lpr, lprm, lpq

109.1 Fundamentals of internet protocols

Weight: 4
  • ›TCP/IP, subnetting, CIDR, IPv4 and IPv6, ports, UDP/TCP/ICMP

109.2 Basic network configuration

Weight: 4
  • ›NetworkManager (nmcli), systemd-networkd
  • ›/etc/hostname, /etc/hosts, ip, ss, hostnamectl

109.3 Basic network troubleshooting

Weight: 4
  • ›ip, ping/ping6, traceroute/tracepath, ss, netcat

109.4 Configure client-side DNS

Weight: 2
  • ›/etc/resolv.conf, /etc/nsswitch.conf, host, dig, getent

110.1 Perform security administration tasks

Weight: 3
  • ›SUID/SGID auditing, password expiry, discovering open ports
  • ›find, nmap, lsof, sudo, ulimit, who, last

110.2 Set up host security

Weight: 3
  • ›Shadow passwords, disabling services, TCP wrappers
  • ›/etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny, systemd.socket

110.3 Securing data with encryption

Weight: 4
  • ›OpenSSH: ssh, ssh-keygen, ssh-agent, SSH port tunnels (including X11)
  • ›GnuPG: gpg, gpg-agent, encryption and digital signatures

What you will learn

🖥️
Linux Systems
Installation, configuration and maintenance from the ground up
⌨️
Command Line
Full mastery of the GNU/Unix shell and Bash
📦
Package Management
dpkg, apt, rpm, yum — Debian and Red Hat ecosystems
👥
Users & Permissions
Account management, groups and system security
🌐
TCP/IP Networking
Network configuration, DNS, routing and services
📝
Shell Scripting
Task automation with Bash scripts
🔐
Security
SSH, GPG, data encryption and basic firewall management
🐳
Virtualisation
Virtual machines, containers and cloud-init
🎯
Exams 101 + 102
Complete preparation covering 100% of the official objectives

Career paths

Demand for certified Linux professionals continues to grow year on year. With LPIC-1 you can step into roles such as:

Linux System Administrator
GNU/Linux Support Technician
Cloud Administrator (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Junior DevOps Engineer
Virtualisation Technician
IT Security Specialist

LPIC-1 is the first step towards the advanced LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certifications, broadening your career path in enterprise Linux administration.

Exam overview

5.0
Version
2×60
Questions
90min
Per exam
500
Pass mark /800
Exam codes 101-500 + 102-500
Valid for 5 years
Prerequisites None

Syllabus based on the official LPIC-1 v5.0 exam objectives — Linux Professional Institute

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