Where teams start
Most Popular LPI Certifications
Most teams start with LPI Linux Essentials for helpdesk staff, new hires, and Windows-focused admins with little Linux experience. Junior admins then move to LPIC-1, and LPIC-2 follows for admins with three to five years of Linux work.
LPIC-1
This Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 (101-500 & 102-500) LPI Certification training covers how to use and navigate a Linux workstation as well as perform basic administration tasks in support of a Linux network. This Linux Foundation LPIC-1 training covers the objectives in the 101-500 and 102-500 exams, which are the two exams required to earn the LPIC-1 certification. For managers with Linux Foundation products, this training can be used for 101-500 and 102-500 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.
John McGovern
010-160
This LPI Linux Essentials training covers the basic commands and functions of the Linux operating system and prepares your team for the LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) certification. It covers recognizing open source applications and their closed source equivalents, working on the command line to navigate files, handling hardware, programs, and components of the operating system, creating and restoring compressed backups and archives, configuring users, groups, and file permissions, and creating and running simple scripts. For an IT Director onboarding help desk staff or junior administrators onto Linux systems, Linux Essentials is the fastest way to verify a working baseline before assigning production access. New and aspiring IT professionals earn the same vendor-neutral LPI certificate as a first Linux credential.
James Conrad
LPIC-2
This LPIC-2 Training training covers how to take control of small- to medium-sized mixed networks that depend on Linux technologies and manage every aspect of their administration. The LPIC-2 Linux Professional Institute certification is perfect for a sysadmin who wants to prove their administration, maintenance, management, storage, networking, security, and even automation skills with a Linux network. This Linux Foundation training can be used for 201-450 and 202-450 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.
John McGovern
Capability ladder
LPI Certifications by Level
The most popular LPI courses at each certification level — from first credentials for new team members through expert and specialty tracks.
Certification tier
Tier 1 — Entry Certifications
First credentials for new team members and cross-trained roles — the on-ramp before vendor specialization.
010-160
This LPI Linux Essentials training covers the basic commands and functions of the Linux operating system and prepares your team for the LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) certification. It covers recognizing open source applications and their closed source equivalents, working on the command line to navigate files, handling hardware, programs, and components of the operating system, creating and restoring compressed backups and archives, configuring users, groups, and file permissions, and creating and running simple scripts. For an IT Director onboarding help desk staff or junior administrators onto Linux systems, Linux Essentials is the fastest way to verify a working baseline before assigning production access. New and aspiring IT professionals earn the same vendor-neutral LPI certificate as a first Linux credential.
James Conrad
Certification tier
Tier 2 — Professional Certifications
Advanced credentials for the engineers who own design, escalation, and complex environments.
LPIC-1
This Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 (101-500 & 102-500) LPI Certification training covers how to use and navigate a Linux workstation as well as perform basic administration tasks in support of a Linux network. This Linux Foundation LPIC-1 training covers the objectives in the 101-500 and 102-500 exams, which are the two exams required to earn the LPIC-1 certification. For managers with Linux Foundation products, this training can be used for 101-500 and 102-500 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.
John McGovern
LPIC-2
This LPIC-2 Training training covers how to take control of small- to medium-sized mixed networks that depend on Linux technologies and manage every aspect of their administration. The LPIC-2 Linux Professional Institute certification is perfect for a sysadmin who wants to prove their administration, maintenance, management, storage, networking, security, and even automation skills with a Linux network. This Linux Foundation training can be used for 201-450 and 202-450 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.
John McGovern
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Frequently asked questions about LPI training
Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating LPI training for their team.
Which roles and experience levels do the LPI courses serve?
LPI Linux Essentials suits new hires, helpdesk and desktop support staff, and non-technical staff who need Linux literacy. LPIC-1 fits junior systems administrators and help desk staff moving into server support. LPIC-2 is built for IT Professionals and Team Leads with three to five years of Linux administration experience.
Which LPI certification exams do these courses prepare a team for?
The three courses prepare learners for LPI Linux Essentials (010-160), both LPIC-1 exams (101-500 and 102-500), and both LPIC-2 exams (201-450 and 202-450). The Linux Professional Institute issues the certification, and CBT Nuggets prepares the learner for it.
How should a Training Manager sequence an LPI path for the team?
Assign Linux Essentials to anyone with little or no Linux experience, then LPIC-1 for core administration skills such as the command line, file permissions, and system maintenance. Reserve LPIC-2 for experienced admins, since the course recommends completing LPIC-1 first if a learner is newer to Linux.
Can we assign LPIC-1 to a group with mixed Linux experience?
Yes. LPIC-1 starts with Linux command-line fundamentals, so Team Leads can assign it to mixed-experience groups. Learners with about a year of Linux exposure will move fastest.
What does LPIC-2 add for senior Linux admins?
LPIC-2 covers advanced kernel administration, block storage and file systems, and network services such as DNS, DHCP, Samba, NFS, LDAP, email, and firewalls. It helps IT Directors standardize the knowledge that often sits with one or two senior admins, which shortens outages when those people are unavailable.
How can an IT Director track team progress through LPI training?
Team reporting shows per-learner progress and completion, cohort and group views, and completion exports for audit evidence. It also shows IT Trainerbot usage, including top topics and the training the answers came from.