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Standardize your team on LPIC-1 with a structured Linux Professional Institute training path — virtual labs, 2 blueprint-weighted practice exams, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets training subscription.

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Course
$200 per exam
Exam cost
2
Practice exams
12
Core skills
IT operations team at help desk workstations with ticket queues and network diagrams
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
$200 per exam
Courses on path
1
Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam code
  • 101-500

Exam datasheet

Exam length
90 minutes per exam
Questions
60 questions per exam
Passing score
500 out of 800
Format
Two exams: 101 and 102; each has multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions
Prerequisites
None
Recommended experience
1 year of experience with Linux systems
Recertification
5 years
Testing centerExam blueprint

Skills your team builds

System ArchitectureLinux Installation and Package ManagementGNU and Unix CommandsDevicesLinux FilesystemsFilesystem Hierarchy StandardShells and Shell ScriptingInterfaces and DesktopsAdministrative TasksEssential System ServicesNetworking FundamentalsSecurity

Training path

Your team's training path

One CBT Nuggets course covers the full LPIC-1 path. Your team can start today and have admin reporting visible from day one.

  1. Start here · primary course

    LPIC-1

    This Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 (101-500 & 102-500) LPI Certification training covers how to use and navigate a Linux workstation as well as perform basic administration tasks in support of a Linux network. This Linux Foundation LPIC-1 training covers the objectives in the 101-500 and 102-500 exams, which are the two exams required to earn the LPIC-1 certification. For managers with Linux Foundation products, this training can be used for 101-500 and 102-500 exam prep, or as a Linux Foundation reference resource.

    John McGovern
    171 videosPractice exam29h
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Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
Certification practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

Linux Professional Institute career ladder

Where LPIC-1 sits in your team's Linux Professional Institute progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Professional level

    3 certs

    DevOps Tools Engineer (Exam 701-200)

    701-200

    You are here

    LPIC-1

    101-500 & 102-500

    You are here

    LPIC-2

    201-450 & 202-450

    You are here

  2. Entry-level level

    2 certs

    Linux Essentials

    010-160

    You are here

    Security Essentials

    020-100

    You are here
Customer outcome

Make 101-500 a coverage number your auditor can quote

LPIC-1 certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make 101-500 a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on 101-500 gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives Linux Professional Institute incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: LPIC-1

Exam
  • 101-500

Frequently asked questions about LPIC-1 training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating LPIC-1 training for their team.

How does LPIC-1 fit into our internal compliance and governance program?

Team reporting in CBT Nuggets documents assigned training, completion, and certification coverage for internal governance or external audit conversations. Pair the LPIC-1 path with your auditor's control crosswalk for the formal compliance mapping your specific framework requires.

What's the ROI of certifying our team on LPIC-1?

IT Directors typically frame LPIC-1 ROI in operational terms — faster troubleshooting, defensible role coverage, predictable onboarding velocity, and audit-ready training documentation. The metrics that matter aren't seat-time or completion percentages; they're mean time to resolve, time-to-productivity for new Linux Professional Institute hires, and certification coverage by role.

How do I assign and track LPIC-1 training for my team?

From the admin console, managers create a training playlist (one or more courses on the LPIC-1 path), assign it to specific engineers or role groups, and track completion + practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can export for monthly leadership reviews or quarterly compliance reporting. No spreadsheet, no per-engineer license fiddling.

How long does it take to certify a team on LPIC-1?

Depends on the cert and the team's starting baseline. Entry-level Linux Professional Institute certs typically run 4–6 weeks per engineer from a cold start; associate-level certs run 8–12 weeks; professional/expert tracks can run 3–6 months. Most teams budget the full quarter for any associate-level certification so engineers have time to actually apply the lab work before the exam.

What if Linux Professional Institute updates the LPIC-1 exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Linux Professional Institute course content as exam objectives refresh — typically within weeks of the vendor's release. When Linux Professional Institute restructures or renames a track (a common pattern), the assigned training paths stay aligned with the same team training plan; managers don't have to rebuild the playlist from scratch. The training stays current without anyone losing their certification status mid-stream.

Ready to LPIC-1-certify your team?

Build LPIC-1 capability across your team

See how CBT Nuggets helps IT Directors plan and track LPIC-1 training across the team — labs, practice exams, and reporting included.

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