You would have to use Red Hat 7.3 if you wanted to accurately reflect
the current LPI objectives. It's getting VERY difficult to run LPIC
classes with current distro's, and I'm hoping that LPI gets the new
objectives/test in place ASAP!
Meanwhile...
I start my class off on the first day by having students install both
Debian AND Fedora in a dual boot configuration. Those two are at the
headwaters of the distro pedigree and provide good survey into the
dominant package managers. We boot to each throughout the remainder of
the week contrasting and comparing differences in topical context.
From the very start of my class I emphasize that Linux is a toolbox of
software commodities, and the validated Linux pro is someone who can
approach any distro, and quickly be able to work under the hood by
identifying common components and function regardless of brand name. You
should also instill the fact that while LPIC objectives are not current,
80% of the material is foundational and timeless... using the shell
effectively was as important 10 years ago as it will be in the
foreseeable future. The pointy-clickity types don't like this, but it is
yet another inconvenient truth.
The bottom line is that while some of the latest and greatest distro's
provide cool eye candy, the foundations that are taught at this level
can be delivered with most any distro.
-Evan (the U.S. version)
Andy Goldschmidt wrote:
Hi
Which 2 distributions should I use in my training classes ?
I am training LPI 1.
I need one representative of both the the rpm and the dpkg way of doing
things.
I was going with Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.04 - but both are so modern and
differ quite a bit from the LPI objectives.
(E.g. using Upstart in place of init etc)
So which 2 distributions adequately reflect the LPI objectives ?
Regards
Andy
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Open Source Software Development and Training
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