[SOLVED] Is openSUSE a viable candidate for LPI certifications?
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Is openSUSE a viable candidate for LPI certifications?
Hello,
Trying to start my Linux Certifications through LPI and was wondering if openSUSE is an appropriate version I can use.
It seems that the book I have (link) the author is favoring openSUSE and I was wondering if this was the version that would be appropriate to use for LPI certs.
I guess what I am trying to say is I know I don't want to get too locked into a version to use, but is there a version of linux out there that can reflect what is used in corporate environments that companies look favorably upon?
The corporates I've worked in are usually running RHEL or SuSE for production linux workloads but I have seen a little CentOS, OEL and Ubuntu out there. Running a distro without commercial support is ok as long as you keep enough skilled staff employed and have a good patch cycle.
Bigger companies seem to have RedHat or Suse mainly due to how some of the systems were purchased.
OpenSuse is good for testing and real use. If the book you are following uses it then it would be best. While most of linux is the same in a general sense, going from distro to distro requires kind of a lot of changes to how tasks are performed and where to look for and use apps and settings.
Any certification should be thought of as just a glorified continuing-education, and probably one of dubious value. You ought to be able to use any Linux distro, knowing that, on any job, you're going to have to learn on-the-fly whatever the hiring company is using ... which might well be several different distros at once.
Personally, I would not waste the money on any certification. I do not think that they actually give you a mote of what they promise.
I agree .. but if someone else is footing the bill then I'm happy to accept
Absolutely!! It's "continuing professional education," and it's a huge employee-benefit that too many companies just won't spend the dollars to provide. (Which I think is a ridiculous example of short-sight.)
Whether you "get certified" is secondary. Many of these courses are very well-done "baptisms by fire." As, of course, they should be. I enjoy picking-up and looking through the training materials from ("last year's" == very cheap now == because so am I) courses like these.
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As, of course, they should be. I enjoy picking-up and looking through the training materials from ("last year's" == very cheap now == because so am I) courses like these.
