Table of Contents

Introduction xxi

Assessment Test xxxix

Answers to the Assessment Test xlvi

Part I Exam LX0-103 1

Chapter 1 Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools 3

Chapter 2 Managing Software 47

Chapter 3 Configuring Hardware 107

Chapter 4 Managing Files 177

Chapter 5 Booting Linux and Editing Files 233

Part II Exam LX0-104 277

Chapter 6 Configuring the X Window System, Localization, and Printing 279

Chapter 7 Administering the System 343

Chapter 8 Configuring Basic Networking 407

Chapter 9 Writing Scripts, Configuring Email, and Using Databases 453

Chapter 10 Securing Your System 523

Appendix Answers 575

Chapter 1: Exploring Linux Command-Line Tools 576

Chapter 2: Managing Software 579

Chapter 3: Configuring Hardware 583

Chapter 4: Managing Files 586

Chapter 5: Booting Linux and Editing Files 590

Chapter 6: Configuring the X Window System, Localization, and Printing 593

Chapter 7: Administering the System 597

Chapter 8: Configuring Basic Networking 601

Chapter 9: Writing Scripts, Configuring Email, and Using Databases 605

Chapter 10: Securing Your System 609

Index 613

About the Author

Christine Bresnahan, CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1, started working with computers more than 25 years ago in the IT industry as a systems administrator. Christine is an Adjunct Professor at Ivy Tech Community College where she teaches Linux certification and Python programming classes. She also writes books and produces instructional resources for the classroom. Richard Blum, CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1, has worked in the IT industry for more than 25 years as both a systems and network administrator. He has published numerous Linux and open-source books, and is an online instructor for Linux and Web programming courses used by colleges and universities across the United States.