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LFCS Certification Preparation eBook for Beginners

A complete, beginner-friendly guide with 34 hands-on chapters designed to help you master Linux system administration, networking, storage, security, and everything you need to pass the LFCS certification exam.

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The Tecmint team is pleased to announce that a long-awaited request from you has become a reality: the availability of the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) ebook in PDF format.

The Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) is a certification exam offered by The Linux Foundation, which is a performance-based exam that tests your knowledge of Linux system administration and helps you advance your career in Linux.

This ebook will help you prepare to take and pass the LFCS exam, determining if your knowledge, skills, and ability meet those required of a junior and senior system administrator.

πŸ“˜ eBook Overview

Title: Introducing The LFCS Certification Preparation eBook
Length: 375 Pages
Chapters: 34
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Format: PDF (Instant Download)
Last Updated: October 2025
Price: $19.99

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This eBook receives quarterly updates to keep pace with the latest LFCS exam objectives, and when you purchase, you'll receive email notifications whenever an updated version is available for download at no additional cost.

🎯 Why LFCS Is a Smart Career Move

The LFCS certification proves that you can handle essential system administration tasks across any major Linux distribution, whether it’s Ubuntu, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian, or others.

By earning the LFCS certification, you're proving to employers that you can:

  • Configure and manage Linux systems like a pro.
  • Set up and troubleshoot networks, services, and firewalls.
  • Work confidently with users, permissions, and security tools.
  • Handle storage management (LVM, RAID, partitions, swap, etc.).
  • Automate basic tasks using shell scripts.
  • Manage system processes, services, and logs.
  • Secure systems using SELinux, AppArmor, and encrypted filesystems.

With Linux powering 90% of cloud servers, containers, and enterprise systems, LFCS skills open doors to careers in DevOps, cloud administration, cybersecurity, and system engineering.

πŸ“– What You'll Learn in This eBook

This book contains 34 chapters with a total of 375 pages, which cover all official exam objectives for the LFCS certification exam.

  • Chapter #1: Linux I/O Streams, Redirection, and Text Processing
  • Chapter #2: Mastering Vi/Vim Command-Line Text Editor
  • Chapter #3: Learn to Archive, Compress, and Manage File Permissions in Linux
  • Chapter #4: How to Partition Disks, Format Filesystems, and Set Up Swap in Linux
  • Chapter #5: Mount and Unmount Filesystems in Linux
  • Chapter #6: How to Set Up Software RAID and Backups on Linux
  • Chapter #7: Understanding Linux Boot and Startup Services
  • Chapter #8: Managing Users, Groups, Permissions, and PAM Security
  • Chapter #9: Understanding Package Management in Linux
  • Chapter #10: Understanding Terminals, Shells, and Basic Shell Scripting
  • Chapter #11: Create, Resize & Mount LVM Volumes in Linux
  • Chapter #12: How to Use man, info, and help Commands in Linux
  • Chapter #13: The Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
  • Chapter #14: Monitor CPU, Processes, and Resource Limits in Linux
  • Chapter #15: Manage Kernel Runtime Parameters in Linux
  • Chapter #16: How SELinux and AppArmor Improve Linux Security
  • Chapter #17: Linux Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Disk Quotas
  • Chapter #18: Setting Up Network Services in Linux
  • Chapter #19: How to Set Up an FTP Server on Linux
  • Chapter #20: Setting Up a Caching DNS Server
  • Chapter #21: Installing and Configuring a MariaDB Server
  • Chapter #22: Configuring an NFS Server
  • Chapter #23: The Apache Web Server
  • Chapter #24: The Firewall - iptables, ufw, and firewalld
  • Chapter #25: Static and Dynamic Routing
  • Chapter #26: Encrypted Filesystems and Swap Space
  • Chapter #27: System Usage, Utilization, and Troubleshooting
  • Chapter #28: Setting Up a Network Repository on RHEL
  • Chapter #29: Setting Up a Network Repository on Ubuntu
  • Chapter #30: Network Performance, Security, and Troubleshooting
  • Chapter #31: Managing and Configuring VMs and Containers
  • Chapter #32: Learn Git and GitHub Basics
  • Chapter #33: Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Networking
  • Chapter #34: Configure Bonding and Bridge Devices

Each chapter explains important topics and relevant exam objectives at the beginning and ends with a summary.

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