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I have been working with Linux for about a year and a half on the job, but never had any formal training or read any instruction books prior to this one. The book may look daunting at first - 1,000 pages - but I really enjoyed reading it and it went quickly because the font was large and many of the pages have pictures. While it didn't cover quite everything on the test, it was enough to pass.
This book was an absolutely excellent book, cover to cover. I thoroughly enjoyed all the accompanying pictures, diagrams, end of chapter reviews and quizzes, and "on the job" sections. I knew enough to get around but never really understood anything in great detail.
The book was very readable and the author did a wonderful job of breaking concepts down in the most simple and easy-to-understand way. It is one that I will keep around for reference in the future and will probably read again from time to time. I took the CompTIA Linux+ test yesterday and passed with a 730.
My only gripe about the book is that there are MANY typos/editorial errors - be warned. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Very good book but poor technical editing. Just reading through the first few chapters I found many contradictions and errors in questions. On the other hand the material is presented well and helps me learn.
I have been Windows free and using Linux exclusively for the past 2+ years. Instead the test comprised of other questions that were never addressed in the book.The differences are drastic enough that I am recommending a co-worker who is using the book for his test in the coming month to simply throw it away. Some of the lacking topics were found in the CompTIA test.In fact, I cannot recommend the book as a decent study guide regardless of a person's Linux exposure or background.
In short, I know my way around a handful of Linux distros from the command line and in the GUI.I just finished taking the CompTIA Linux+ certification test today. In one case, a subject that the reader is lead to believe will account for 20% of the test (installation, partitioning.). I bash shell script and program and have set up a number of networked and non-networked Linux systems.
The book itself has a number of contradictions within it and the self study quizzes must have missed the editor's desk; The a few of the "official answers" are not correct in about 6 chapters.In short, I estimated some 40 - 45% of the test questions were either never addressed in the "study guide" or were downplayed by the author who chose instead to discuss other "valuable testing information and techniques". I used Tracy's book as a reference to brush up on subjects that I do not visit on a regular basis. The book does touch on some areas well enough, but I found that there are more topics that the author does not address at all or that are discussed minimally.
never showed up at all. We will look for better materials elsewhere.
I studied like crazy for the Linux+ exam using this book and let me tell you this book isn't ideal for the test. I have been a linux admin for about 5 yrs and without that hands on knowledge I would have not passed the test. The book actually does a good job teaching you various areas of the linux env. So my suggestion is read it for a job interview/Don't read for the test.
I passed the certification exam a few weeks ago. I would do it again. Remember: this certification aims to administrators not final users, if you are a Linux guy with no experience in server services, command line or Unix/Linux architecture, you will have to make a good effort.
I installed 4 different server services several times: FTP, Web, Firewall and DNS directly from command line.For my practices I used Ubuntu Server 8.04 but that was a mistake, I should have used Fedora or Suse since both, author and Comptia, seem to prefer mature distributions. You will go from boot process to intrusion detection. The book was my main tool, it would have been impossible with out it.
This is the ideal book if you want a place to start. Do not make my mistake using Ubuntu. We all love it in desktop environments but it is not as well known as a server, go directly to Fedora , Suse or Debian.
Perfect and amazing.
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