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V7

Linux+

CompTIA Linux+ validates the skills administrators need to support Linux systems, including cutting-edge technologies that help automate and orchestrate business processes. This certification ensures that tech professionals have the necessary skills to secure the enterprise, power the cloud, and keep systems running.

Plus Linux+ Certification

Linux+ (V7) exam objectives

System management (32%)

  • Linux basics: overview of filesystem hierarchy, boot process, and kernel panic.
  • File management: editing, compressing, backing up, and managing files and directories.
  • Storage tools: partitioning disks, managing filesystems, and monitoring storage.
  • Processes: configuring system services, scheduling, and process management.
  • Networking: using tools for interface management, name resolution, and remote networking.
  • Software: building, installing, and updating software packages.
  • Configurations: managing system settings, kernel options, and localization.

Security (21%)

  • Best practices: using PKI certificates, authentication, and hardening techniques.
  • Identity management: creating, deleting, and managing user accounts.
  • Firewalls: configuring and applying firewall rules and technologies.
  • Remote access: using SSH and managing remote system commands.
  • Access controls: setting file permissions and using tools like SELinux and AppArmor.

Scripting, containers, and automation (19%)

  • Shell scripts: automating tasks with simple scripts and utilities.
  • Containers: performing basic container management and image operations.
  • Version control: using Git for cloning, pushing, pulling, and more.
  • Infrastructure as code: learning file formats, CI/CD, and advanced Git topics.
  • Orchestration: exploring Kubernetes, container storage, and service mesh.

Troubleshooting (28%)

  • Storage issues: diagnosing latency, capacity, and filesystem problems.
  • Network issues: resolving configuration, firewall, and bandwidth errors.
  • CPU/memory: analyzing high CPU usage, memory exhaustion, and hardware issues.
  • User access: troubleshooting login, file permissions, and quota problems.
  • Systemd: fixing common Linux system issues like boot failures and service delays.

Exam details

  • Exam version: V7

  • Exam series code: XK0-005

  • Launch date: July 12, 2022

  • Number of questions: maximum of 90 questions, multiple-choice and performance-based

  • Duration: 90 minutes

  • Passing score: 720 (on a scale of 100-900)

  • Languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish

  • Recommended experience: 12 months of hands-on experience with Linux servers; recommended certifications: CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+

Skills learned

  • Configure and manage software, storage, processes, and services for system management.

  • Apply best practices for permissions and authentication, firewalls, and file management to enhance security.

  • Create simple shell scripts, execute basic BASH scripts, utilize version control with Git, and manage orchestration processes for scripting, containers, and automation.

  • Analyze system properties and processes and troubleshoot user, application, and hardware issues effectively.

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