LPIC-1/CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide (All-In-One (McGraw Hill)) HAR/CDR Edition

Excellent quality, coverage and it is very easy to read.You dont need any other source to learn to comptia certification linux+.But remember to read all the book before take any exam. It is not well divided and some informations are thrown inside later chaps.Obs I: no book can lead u to any linux certification if u dont use or work with these technologies.Obs II: The cover is excellent! Easy to carry in any bag.

Using pretty much this book alone (and what I knew about Unix already), I passed this exam on the first try. If you're comfortable with Linux (you know if you are), **in particular the command line**, and you're dedicated to reading this book (I still read it twice), you should do fine. Congratulations to you when you pass.

Prior to this book, I was a complete neophyte in regards to Linux. Like most Windows veterans, I knew of, but didn't know Linux. Having read Mr Tracy's book cover to cover, I'm comfortable with my knowledge of Linux now. I'm far from being an expert, but this book really gave me the basics of how to work with Linux. If that was the only purpose of this book, then it would easily receive 5 stars. Mr Tracy's approach is to assume that the reader knows absolutely nothing about Linux, so he starts from basics and works his way towards more and more advanced information. As such, this is a great way to learn about Linux.However, as stated in the title of the book, the primary purpose here is to prepare the reader for the Linux + exams. This is where Mr Tracy is less effective. While I definitely learned the basics, it was the various practice exams I found online that truly prepared me for the test. If I had relied solely on this book, I most definitely would have failed the exam.So, 5 stars for being a great tool for teaching me the basic concepts. And 2 stars for preparing me for the actual test. I will say that I'm willing to give Mr Tracy some benefit of the doubt, since CompTIA is notorious for constantly changing and evolving their tests, so any given book will be lacking in some regard. Also, its worth pointing out that Mr Tracy's 2 page explanation of the OSI Model is vastly superior to the entire chapter devoted to the topic in the Network + book.

this book is really great reference for linux administration and for LPIC-1 EXAM preparation the chapters are really clear and has a good explanations. the balance between getting so deep and covering wide range of topics is the key strength in this booki love it

I bought this book1) because it had the latest publishing date and I figured that it would more accurately reflect the latest CompTIA Linux+ exams and2) because the books similar to the ones I used to study for the Security+, Network+, and A+ exams were published either pre-2009 or had really bad reviews.I found this book to be very good for Linux study, but not so good for preparation for the Linux+ exam.I am not sure whether it is the exam's fault or the book. The exams only seemed to use about 10% of the really useful stuff you should know from the book, 50% of the more fringe stuff from the book that is not really highlighted in the text as much or even addressed in the practice exams, and 40% from stuff that is not even addressed in the book or was contradictory to what the book said.The biggest surprise was that the exam had several fill in the blanks, where the book's practice questions and exams have none and I don't recall any mention of fill in the blanks (could be wrong, but I was not prepared for that).The book did help, but I ended up going thru both exams 5 times and used all but 15 minutes on each test and was not sure at all that I would pass.I ended up with 610 and 620 on the exams, with passing being 500, but I had to really depend on my actual Linux experience (which was a little rusty) as much or more than what I got out of the book.This book is probably better than what else is available, but it could do a much better job of preparing someone for the exams.

I've finished half the book and have learned quite a lot. One issue I have is the author at times drones on a little to long. Ebook contains link to a download that contains a lot of videos and practice tests.

The book itself is good, the kindle version is atrocious to use on the PC as there's no capability to go to specific pages. Instead it has a "location" numerical value at the bottom, and the increments are not a viable method to moving around the book. I would honestly suggest either purchasing the physical one (which comes with a free pdf) or just locating the pdf version that does not require kindle.Pros:It's digital media, making it easy to carry around.Supports Ctrl + F when trying to locate a particular commandCons:Requires a Kindle program.It can be difficult to navigate outside of just selecting chapters.

Great e-book! It's easy to navigate, this makes it very easy to use on open book tests. I use it in my college CS Linux Desktop class. If using for the Comptia Exam, I don't think it's open book, just an F.Y.I.