{"id":772,"date":"2026-09-07T10:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/2026\/09\/certificacao-linux-essentials\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:43:14","slug":"certificacao-linux-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-linux-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Essentials: the entry point to the LPI track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mascote do LinuxPro estudando em pe na mesa com livro e laptop, logo da LPI em relevo na parede\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/certificacao-linux-essentials-v6.webp\" width=\"1486\" height=\"856\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone starts somewhere \u2014 and on the track offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linux Professional Institute (LPI)<\/a>, that place has a name: <strong>Linux Essentials<\/strong>. It is the entry-level credential, designed for people taking their first steps in Linux and the open source world, with no prior experience required. This post kicks off our coverage of the LPI track: <strong>Linux Essentials<\/strong> \u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-lpic-1\/\">LPIC-1<\/a> \u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-lpic-2\/\">LPIC-2<\/a> \u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-lpic-3\/\">LPIC-3<\/a>, plus <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-lpi-devops\/\">LPI DevOps Tools Engineer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How the exam works<\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">It is <strong>a single exam<\/strong> (exam 010): <strong>40 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes<\/strong>, available <strong>in Portuguese<\/strong>, in person or online. Two features make Essentials perfect for getting started: there are no prerequisites, and the certificate is <strong>valid for life<\/strong> \u2014 it does not expire, unlike LPIC certifications. Technically, it is a \u201ccertificate of knowledge,\u201d not a professional certification: think of it as the foundation, not the final goal.<\/p>\n<h2>What you need to study<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Linux community and open source:<\/strong> what a distribution is, the main families (Debian\/Ubuntu, Red Hat\/Fedora, SUSE), where Linux runs (servers, cloud, Android, embedded systems), free software licenses, and the surrounding ecosystem;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finding your way around the system:<\/strong> basic command line, getting help (<code data-no-translation=\"\">man<\/code>, <code data-no-translation=\"\">info<\/code>), navigating directories, and using globbing;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The power of the command line:<\/strong> compressing files, finding and extracting data (<code data-no-translation=\"\">grep<\/code>, pipes, redirection), and turning commands into simple scripts;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Linux operating system:<\/strong> choosing an OS, understanding hardware, where data is stored (processes, logs, memory), and networking basics;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security and permissions:<\/strong> user types, creating accounts and groups, file and directory permissions, ownership, and data protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to train<\/h2>\n<p>Even though it is a theoretical exam, the right way to study is through practice. Install a distribution in a virtual machine (or use WSL on Windows) and try out each concept in a real terminal:<\/p>\n<pre data-no-translation=\"\"><code class=\"language-bash\" data-no-translation=\"\"># o kit de sobreviv\u00eancia da Essentials\npwd; ls -l; cd \/var\/log          # navegar\nman ls                           # pedir ajuda\ngrep -i error \/var\/log\/syslog | head   # buscar\ntar czf backup.tar.gz ~\/docs     # compactar\nls -l \/etc\/passwd                # ler permiss\u00f5es\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The official exam objectives are on the LPI website \u2014 use them as a checklist. One to two hours a day for a month is usually enough for beginners.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to start<\/h2>\n<p>Essentials pairs perfectly with the <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/curso-linux-toca-do-tux\/\">Linux course by Gabriel (Toca do Tux)<\/a>: it starts at exactly the same point \u2014 distributions, installation, the terminal, permissions, users \u2014 in Portuguese, with explanations that compare Linux to the Windows\/macOS you already know. Course + LPI objectives + daily terminal practice: that is the recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Passed Essentials? The next step is <a href=\"\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-lpic-1\/\">LPIC-1<\/a> \u2014 and that is where the professional track truly begins. \ud83d\udc27<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone starts somewhere \u2014 and on the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) track, that starting point has a name: Linux Essentials. It is the entry-level credential, designed for people taking their first steps in Linux and open source, with no previous experience required. This post opens our coverage of the LPI track: Linux \u2026 <a title=\"Linux Essentials: the entry point to the LPI track\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/2026\/09\/certificacao-linux-essentials\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Linux Essentials: a porta de entrada da trilha LPI\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,2],"tags":[366,364,4,374,365],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cursos","category-linux","tag-carreira","tag-certificacao","tag-linux","tag-linux-essentials","tag-lpi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions\/1371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linuxpro.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}