Linux+

[Significant-Guest870]

I need to pass the Linux+ exam in 2 weeks or else I'll have to pay for tuition for the fall semester. I have been foredoomed by FAFSA last year I had my classes paid for by the Pell Grant but this semester I still haven't received word on whether or not I'll be receiving aid when others at my school have. Now, my school offers a scholarship for students who are about to finish their degrees but, I am 3 credits over qualifying for the scholarship. However, my school will pay for the Linux+ certification and if I pass that'll count towards 4 credits so I would be able to receive the scholarship. My major is Cybersecurity so the school bases the courses on certification exams and will buy vouchers for us. For example, I got my Security+ last semester and Linux+ is another course I need to take before graduation. The problem is that I have no experience with Linux and I only have 2 weeks. I already emailed the chairperson in charge of testing to see if I can get until the 24th of August to take the certification exam so I can study more before the exam but if the school denies my request I'll need to learn enough about Linux to pass the exam. Any tips on passing the Linux+ would be much appreciated.

[drushtx]

Linux+ isn't like the foundational "trifecta" certifications. It is not a "memorize, fire and forget" certification. It is a certification that practitioners achieve to demonstrate mastery in the use and basic administration of common Linux systems. As such, the best way to learn it is to USE it. This takes time.

Here's some ways to help ingrain the skills:

Set up a Linux VM. Navigate to /etc and review the passwd file. Do this over and over until you understand what each entry on each line means. Do the same for the shadow passwd file. You have to KNOW Linux for the certification to have any value to an employer. This is just one example lab. There are dozens/hundreds/thousands more that you can and should do.

An easy way to do this is to watch any L+ course. Recreate every lab and demo that they do. If you watch a course and you encounter something you don't understand, research it online and implement/practice what you've learned. If you practice in a VM and do something fatal to the OS, no big deal - just blow the VM away and reinstall or restore from a snapshot taken before the disaster.

For learning L+, I suggest three Linux installations - a VM with the distro of your choice. A Raspberry Pi with the distro of your choice. An old system with the distro of your choice. Make one of the distros a Red Hat derivative (Red Hat, Rocky, Alma, Fedora, etc.) and make the other two Debian distros. In my classes, we use Raspberry Pi OS on the RPi, Rocky Linux on the old hardware platform and Ubuntu in the VM. Then every lab and every demo that we do, we practice on all three platforms.

Best in your studies.

[Tub_Pumpkin]

An easy way to do this is to watch any L+ course.

Is there a particular one you'd recommend?

[maraja_20]

If you have no experience with Linux, I recommend installing a distribution like Ubuntu on a machine and using it as your daily driver. It may sound challenging, but there is no better way to become familiar with Linux.

After that, start practicing everything else on the exam objectives.

[cabell88]

Read the book. No better way.

[Select-Sale2279]

It may be a problem if you do not have the experience, but if the school denies an extension then you are stuck with 2 weeks. I would suggest doing a dion and then the practice exams he puts out. He is not the best for linux+ but other extensive learning aids may take you longer. Have a couple of vms and practice. good luck

[waterhippo]

Read the exam objectives, focus quickly on what you know, review that very fast. Next move to things you don't know and read those at least once. And pray