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Linux certifications, led by the Linux Professional Institute’s LPIC and the Linux Foundation’s certifications, are practical and respected, and the courses that prepare for them range from free to several thousand dollars. Unlike some certifications built on memorization, Linux exams test what you can actually do at a command line, which shapes the kind of course that actually works.The free and cheap resources are exceptionally strong, because Linux is open, and the documentation, the community, and free practice environments, from virtual machines to online terminals, are everywhere. A disciplined learner can prepare for the LPIC-1 or the Linux Foundation’s entry cert with free material and a used laptop running Linux, and the exam fee of around two hundred dollars is the only required spend.The paid courses add value through structure and hands-on labs, and the best ones, typically in the three-hundred to six-hundred-dollar range, bundle a guided lab environment with practice
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