LPI General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam: 101)

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Summary: A good book for the Intermediate to Advanced User
Review: I just completed my Linux Professional Institute Certification Exam. I passed by a wide margin. I do have extensive experience in UNIX but only a little in Linux. I used the Exam Cram books as my exclusive preparation for the test. I felt that the "LPI General Linux I" did a good job of preparing me for the LPI 101 test. This is not a book that someone with limited experience in Linux and/or UNIX should use but for a more experienced person it provides a good course of study.

There are some minor problems with the book; the occasional inaccuracy and an unfortunate choice for the font which made it impossible to differentiate between certain letters; but over all I was happy with the book and felt well prepared for the test.

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Summary: Covers every question on exam
Review: I was able to breeze through the exam - not because I am THAT knowledgeable in Linux (after all, this is a Level I certification) - thanks to the content of this book. The exam did not contain any topics that I had not been introduced to, or re-introduced to (as the case often was), by reading this book over a 7-day period prior to taking the exam. Highly recommend.

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Summary: Something odd with reviews
Review: The General Linux I Exam Cram (Exam 101) is one of the best Linux books on the market. There is something odd with the reviews posted here, though. As I look at the page numbers listed by some reviewers as containing errors, they don't match with the book I hold in my hand. In fact, they don't even cover the same topics. My assumption, therefore, is that reviews for more than one book are being posted here - explaining why some reviewers are rating it well and others poorly. If you are reading the reviews because you are interested in the General Linux I Exam Cram (ISBN 1-57610-923-2), then you won't find a better title anywhere. On the other hand, if this review is - through some Amazon fluke - posted for any other book, then I have no idea about that title, and I don't know who Chris Hare or any other authors mentioned in some of the reviews are (the book I hold in my hand is written only by Emmett Dulaney).

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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: This book does not count for toffee. But if you want to fail in the exam, rely on it and buy it.

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Summary: Concise and Handy
Review: This book will get through the exam (Level I, 101), but barely, even if you memorise and understand everything verbatim. Excellent as a portable revision tool, but only after you have gone through a more thorough reading of a more comprehensive book on Linux. For more indepth stuff, I would hertily recommend "LPIC in a Nutshell". Costs the same and covers both Level I exams (101 AND 102) with double the material and pages.

Overall, LPI General Linux I Exam Cram: Exam 101 is very readable and can serve as a good intro to the world of Linux for those Linux gurus wannabes.