Sair linux and gnu certification level 1, installation and configuration

The Sair Linux and GNU Certification program, designed and developed by the industry-leading members of Sair, Inc. and its advisory board, provides you with a clear path for improving your Linux skills and knowledge base. This new series of books will help you gain the necessary tools to become Linux certified, which can lead to more job opportunities and a higher salary! Level I concentrates on the areas of expertise that must be mastered to become a Linux Certified Administrator (LCA).
In this guide, the Sair Linux and GNU Certification team draws upon their years of experience to provide expert advice and guidance on installing and configuring all distributions of Linux with walk-throughs for major distributions, including Red Hat, Caldera, Slackware, and SuSE. They cover all of the areas that you'll need to know in order to pass the 3X0-101 exam including theory of operation, base system, shells and commands, system services, and applications. Included are over 100 sample test questions to help you prepare for your exam.
The first of four study guides for the LCA certificate, this book will help you:
· Configure a printer capabilities file and a printer filter
· Compare proprietary versus open source software licenses
· List PC system architecture configuration issues
· Explain the Linux device driver lag and give examples
· Install, configure, and navigate two X11 window managers
· Compare and contrast environmental versus shell variables
· Describe and use common shell editing commands
· Install run-time device drivers
· Describe Netscape functions, FTP functions, Telnet functions, and mail functions
· Discuss the role of system logging and how to use it for troubleshooting
Other books to look for in The Level I series:
· Sair Linux and GNU Certification®
Level I: Networking
· Sair Linux and GNU Certification®
Level I: System Administration
· Sair Linux and GNU Certification®
Level I: Security, Ethics, & Privacy

TOBIN MAGINNIS is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Mississippi. He has used open source, free software to teach many systems courses including three levels of operating systems and computer networking courses over the last 20 years. Since 1992, he has been President of Sair, Inc.