Sair Linux and GNU Certification Level 1, Installation and Configuration

By Tobin Maginnis

The Sair Linux and GNU Certification program, designed and developed by the industry-leading members of Sair, Inc. and its advisory board, provides you with a clear path for improving your Linux skills and knowledge base. This new series of books will help you gain the necessary tools to become Linux certified, which can lead to more job opportunities and a higher salary! Level I concentrates on the areas of expertise that must be mastered to become a Linux Certified Administrator (LCA). In this guide, the Sair Linux and GNU Certification team draws upon their years of experience to provide expert advice and guidance on installing and configuring all distributions of Linux with walk-throughs for major distributions, including Red Hat, Caldera, Slackware, and SuSE. They cover all of the areas that you'll need to know in order to pass the 3X0-101 exam including theory of operation, base system, shells and commands, system services, and applications. Included are over 100 sample test questions to help you prepare for your exam. The first of four study guides for the LCA certificate, this book will help you: ? Configure a printer capabilities file and a printer filter ? Compare proprietary versus open source software licenses ? List PC system architecture configuration issues ? Explain the Linux device driver lag and give examples ? Install, configure, and navigate two X11 window managers ? Compare and contrast environmental versus shell variables ? Describe and use common shell editing commands ? Install run-time device drivers ? Describe Netscape functions, FTP functions, Telnet functions, and mail functions ? Discuss the role of system logging and how to use it for troubleshooting Other books to look for in The Level I series: ? Sair Linux and GNU Certification? Level I: Networking ? Sair Linux and GNU Certification? Level I: System Administration ? Sair Linux and GNU Certification? Level I: Security, Ethics, & Privacy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471369780
• ISBN13: 9780471369783
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Very Good REVIEW Book

This book does a good job covering topics the SAIR Installation and Configuration knowledge matrix. It is by no means your only source for information,though. You need some experience with Linux AND have other sources of reference, like linuxdoc.org to pass the 3x101 exam. If you're new to linux don't expect one book to bring you up to speed. Read as many books as you can and USE LINUX!

Good study guide

This book was a very good study guide, however I would not recommend taking the test without some hands on experience. The practice test in the back of the book was especially helpful for preparing for the exam. I passed the exam on the first try.

Very helpful book

I found this book to be of great help, but not particularly in the designated area. While the example questions and overview is definitely nice if you are heading in to take your exam, it's only a supplement to real world experience.What I found most helpful was the trouble shooting and overall installation guide for multiple distros. I wish I would have had this book back on my first or second install. It would have saved me hours of searching for troubleshooting on the net.Worth the price if you are a beginner or need that boost of confidence.

Good for study purposes!

This book is good for what it was intended to do, and that is give insight as to what may be on the exam. If you are new to Linux, I would suggest you get Running Linux by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman. It is intended for the new linux user and will help out a lot.

Good Certification

The book gave me a good overview of the basics of installation of Linux and its configurations and covers the topics needed for the certification exams. I hope that with the help of this book, it will not be hard to pass the exams. I like its coverage of the various Linux distributions.. very helpful !