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Shawn Powers Linux Essentials Download Windows 10

Well, I made this course harder than it needed to be. I've had exposure to Linux in the (distant) past, but I wouldn't call myself proficient. In fact, I'd say I'm on the lower end of competent. So, like a few of my most recent courses, I tried to spend a little more time on this subject, to try to fill in some gaps.

But having grown tired of all the typos and incomplete/incorrect information in many of the uCertify courses I've taken, I decided to change things up a little bit with this course. This time, I just wanted to use something that's gone through a legitimate editing process -- something uCertify should seriously consider doing with their course content (because it's clear they don't have editors).

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, I ended up back at the uCertify material anyway -- well, kinda. You'll see what I mean.

• First, I installed VirtualBox on my laptop. VirtualBox is virtualization hypervisor, allowing you to run virtual machines on your laptop/desktop. I wanted to have an install of Linux, since I learn best by audio/video and by doing and this is the perfect course for doing some hands-on learning.

  • So, I downloaded and installed [Oracle VM VirtualBox] (https://www.virtualbox.org/)

  • Next, I created a new VM using the latest available Ubuntu Desktop ISO

  • If you need more specific instructions, a very good write up can be found here

• Next, I searched for video content to learn the material instead of having to read a book.

  • Unfortunately, Lynda doesn't provide a video course specifically for this exam (LPI Linux Essentials 010-150). They do provide some video courses for Linux+ and other LPI certifications, but those are way overkill for this cert.

  • Pluralsight, actually does have a video series specifically for this cert, but it's way too short to provide sufficient material for the exam, and I question the credentials of the instructor presenting the material. I'm not very forgiving when it comes to instructors not knowing their stuff, so when I heard him say DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Control Protocol, I gave up.

• Thinking there were no video courses available, I decided to look for written material.

  • Instead of using uCertify course material this time, I decided to use the Linux Essentials book by Roderick W. Smith. I have access to SafariBooksOnline, so I was able to read the book for free. If you don't have access to SafariBooksOnline you can always find the book online, or possibly in your library.

  • After reading the first five chapters, which covered linux and open source history, as well as licensing concepts, I was really getting bored. (By the way, there were a few questions on the exam related to linux and open source history and licensing, but very few. The majority of the questions were related to specific commands and such.

  • My Linux VM was just sitting there idle, too, since I'd had almost no hands-on learning yet.

• So, feeling like I wasn't learning very effectively, I started searching again for some video content. Finally, I found a series of videos that I really liked that were done by Shawn Powers. He's enthusiastic, knows his stuff, is able to teach the material really well, and most importantly, he still sounds great at 2x speed! :-) Shawn, you're awesome!!

  • The thing that left me kicking myself is that his video series is in the uCertify material. UGH!! Oh, how I wish I had looked sooner for these videos!

  • I watched each of the videos at 2x speed, with my Ubuntu linux virtual machine pulled up to the side.

  • Anything that Shawn did in his videos, I did the same in my linux virtual machine. I mean everything. If he did an ls -a, so did I. If he changed to his home folder (cd), I did too. I can't stress how well this method helps to reenforce the thing you need to know for the exam.

  • Prior to finding the videos, I was feeling beaten down by this course because the only method I found to learning it was through reading a 200 page ebook, and you know I struggle with that. Once I found the videos, though, it was one day of study and I took the exam the next day.

• Passed the exam with a 750/800 and I was actually upset that I didn't get 100%, that's how well-prepared I felt after finding Shawn's videos.

Final thoughts:

• First, yes it's possible to pass this exam by memorizing flashcards and such, but you'll be doing yourself a real disservice. Having an understanding of Linux is a good thing. You never when you might encounter it in the workplace, or even if just for yourself or a friend needing a free OS to put on some hand-me-down computer. Plus, it's fun (at least I think so). Beside all that, even if your goal is to just to pass the course, following along by doing the things you see in the videos will help you learn what you need to know better and faster, and in a more interesting way, than just rote memorization of flash cards and copious reading. Using VirtualBox with an Ubuntu ISO is a FREE, quick, easy way to get a Linux install that you can study with. I highly recommend this.

• Second, watch Shawn's videos!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this class, once I found the videos.

Best of luck!!