LPI Linux Essentials (010-160)

Linux shows up in servers, appliances, cloud tooling, and security workflows, but mixed baseline knowledge can slow incident response and increase misconfiguration risk. IT Directors and Training Managers can assign this beginner LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) course to standardize fundamentals across new IT Practitioners, aspiring admins, experienced admins who need validation, and non-technical staff who support Linux-adjacent work.

The full curriculum is about 17 hours per learner, making it realistic for onboarding cohorts or a phased upskilling plan over several weeks. Topics progress from Linux evolution, open source concepts, software packages, and command-line access into file management, archiving, searching, basic scripting, hardware, networking, users, groups, permissions, ownership, links, privacy, and access control. For change management, Team Leads can assign it before deeper Linux administration work so learners share vocabulary and safe operating practices. CBT Nuggets Playlists can sequence the path, Practice Exams can support 010-160 readiness, and Team Reporting helps managers track progress across the team.

IT teams complete this training to build a consistent Linux foundation before assigning higher-risk administration tasks. The course maps to practical scenarios teams face when supporting Linux systems or Linux-based tools.

• Faster onboarding: New IT Practitioners learn core Linux concepts, popular operating systems, package basics, desktop access, and command-line navigation.
• Lower operational risk: Teams review privacy, security, users, groups, access control, permissions, ownership, and links before working around sensitive files or shared systems.
• More efficient support work: Learners practice finding their way around the file system, managing directories and files, archiving content, and searching or extracting data from the command line.
• Better troubleshooting context: Hardware, data storage, and networking modules help junior staff understand how Linux systems connect to physical components and the network.

Knowledge

• Linux history, evolution, and common operating system options.
• Open source concepts, software packages, and basic Linux application management.
• Command-line and desktop access concepts for Linux environments.
• Where data is stored on a Linux system and how directories and files are organized.
• Foundational privacy, security, shell, access control, user, group, permission, ownership, and link concepts.
• Basic hardware and networking concepts relevant to Linux workstations or systems.

Ability

• Navigate a Linux system from the command line and desktop.
• Manage directories and files using foundational Linux workflows.
• Archive files and search or extract data from the command line.
• Apply basic scripting concepts introduced in the course.
• Create users and groups at a foundational level.
• Interpret and manage basic file permissions, ownership, and links.