Sitting two papers, and what to practise
LPIC-1 is two exams booked separately, each 60 questions in 90 minutes and scored 200-800 with 500 to pass. Both include fill-in-the-blank questions, which is the part no multiple-choice practice rehearses. This guide covers how to split the preparation, what to drill, and the three commands worth running on any machine before you answer a question about it.
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- OSUbuntu 26.04 LTS
- Kernel7.0.0-30-generic
- systemd259
- TimeAbout 13 min
Exam structure is LPI's published objectives for 101-500 and 102-500, linked below. Nothing here is derived from this site's practice questions.
| Server Name | IP Address | OS | Roles | CPU | RAM | HDD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPIC1-A01 | 192.168.0.76 | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Debian-family host - dpkg and apt, which objective 102.4 names | 2 Core | 4 GB | 50 GB |
This guide includes
Use this in the last week before either paper. This matters because fill-in-the-blank demands recall rather than recognition - and the two exams fail separately, so they are prepared separately.
- running the three commands that come first on an unfamiliar machine
- practising recall for fill-in-the-blank, which recognition will not cover
- splitting preparation across two papers that fail separately
Before you start
- what-lpic-1-asks
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The three commands to run before answering anything
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What fill-in-the-blank actually demands
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Splitting the two papers