CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Cert Guide

At the impressionable age of 14, William “Bo” Rothwell crossed paths with a TRS-80 Micro Computer System (affectionally known as a “Trash 80”). Soon after, the adults responsible for Bo made the mistake of leaving him alone with the TSR-80. He immediately dismantled it and held his first computer class, showing his friends what made this “computer thing” work. Since that experience, Bo’s passion for understanding how computers work and sharing this knowledge with others has resulting in a rewarding career in IT training. His experience includes Linux, Unix, IT security, devops, and programming languages such as Perl, Python, Tcl, and BASH. He is the founder and lead instructor of One Course Source, an IT training organization. Ross Brunson has more than 25 years of experience as a Linux and open source trainer, training manager, and technologist and is author of the popular LPIC-1 Exam Cram 2 (Que Publishing) and the Pearson CompTIA Linux+ / LPIC-1 Cert Guide (2014). Ross is currently a training architect at Linux Academy (www.linuxacademy.com), where he focuses on Linux and open source training, giving helpful talks at the various FLOSS shows, and supporting the amazing Linux Academy community. Ross has very recently been the certification architect at SUSE, where he helped redesign and modernize that program. Just before that, he spent five years as the director of member services for the Linux Professional Institute, where he contributed to placing several LPI courses into the Cisco Networking Academy, conducted dozens of train-the-trainer sessions, and provided sales enablement support for the worldwide Master Affiliate network, spanning more than 100 countries. Ross holds a number of key IT certifications and is author of several successful technical books and dozens of technical courses for major organizations (including the first U.S. LPI Certification Bootcamps). He is skilled at both contributing to and building community around IT products. Ross lives in Paradise Valley, Montana, with his family and enjoys traveling far and wide, participating in winter sports, photography, and playing the drums (although not everyone around him appreciates it).

• Chapter 1 Installing Linux Chapter 2 Package Installation and ManagementChapter 3 Virtualization Chapter 4 The Boot ProcessChapter 5 Managing System Services Chapter 6 System Performance Chapter 7 File Manipulation Chapter 8 File Processing Chapter 9 File Permissions and Escalation Chapter 10 SELinux and AppArmor Chapter 11 File Compression and Storage Chapter 12 User and Group Management Chapter 13 Account Security Chapter 14 Logging Services Chapter 15 Linux Devices Chapter 16 Hardware Troubleshooting Chapter 17 Kernel Modules Chapter 18 Storage Concepts Chapter 19 Storage Configuration  Chapter 20 Network Configuration  Chapter 21 Network Troubleshooting Chapter 22 Linux Firewalls Chapter 23 Orchestration Chapter 24 Automate Tasks Chapter 25 Manage Localization Chapter 26 BASH Scripting Essentials Chapter 27 Git Chapter 28 Server Roles Chapter 29 Security Best Practices Chapter 30 Final Preparation Glossary Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review Questions Appendix B CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Cert Guide Exam Updates Appendix C Study Planner