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- 12
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Certification paths
How the certifications fit together
Essentials
Entry and fundamentals
- Linux Essentials010-160Foundation certification; 40 questions in 60 minutes; prerequisites: none.
Linux Professional
Core platform certifications
- LPIC-1101-500, 102-500Current version; each exam is 90 minutes with 60 multiple-choice/fill-in-the-blank questions.
- LPIC-2201-450, 202-450Requires active LPIC-1; each exam is 90 minutes with 60 multiple-choice/fill-in-the-blank questions.
LPIC-3 Specializations
Advanced enterprise specialist tracks
- LPIC-3 Mixed Environments300-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 300.
- LPIC-3 Security303-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 303.
- LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization305-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 305.
- LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters306-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 306.
Open Technology
Additional open-source technology credentials
- DevOps Tools Engineer701-200No prerequisite required; a relevant professional certification is strongly recommended.
- BSD Specialist702-100No prerequisite certification required; one year of BSD administration experience is recommended.
What changed
The timeline
- Late Summer 2018
LPIC-1 v5.0 released (101-500, 102-500)
- Oct 29, 2018
Linux Essentials v1.6 (010-160) replaces v1.5 (010-150)
- Jul 1, 2019
102-400 officially retired (6-month grace period ended)
- ~2020-2021
300-100 (Mixed Env v2.0) retired, replaced by 300-300
- Apr 4, 2022
303-200 (Security v2.0) retired, replaced by 303-300
- Jun 20, 2022
304-200 (Virt & HA v2.0) retired, SPLIT into 305-300 + 306-300
- 1999
LPI founded and launched: LPI was first incorporated, signed with Pearson VUE, and began with a non-profit, vendor-neutral mission.
- 2000
First LPIC-1 certification holder: LPI recorded its first LPIC-1 certification holder.
- 2001
First LPIC-2 certification holder: LPI delivered the first LPIC-2 certification holder.
- 2008
LPIC-3 stream launch marker: First LPIC-3 Security certification holder announced.
- 2010
First LPIC-3 Mixed Environment certification holder: The LPIC-3 mixed-environment certification path was represented with the first holder noted.
- 2012
Linux Essentials introduced: First Linux Essentials certification holder recorded.
- 2018
DevOps Tools Engineer and BSD Specialist added: LPI introduced the first Linux Professional Institute DevOps Tools Engineer holder and added BSD Specialist.
- 2020-01
Membership and online testing expansion: LPI membership program launched and online exams became available.
- 2021
Delivery scale milestone: LPI noted 250,000 certifications delivered.
- 2022-02-23
LPIC-3 300 series transition: LPIC-3 Mixed Environments current version moved to 3.0 (300-300); previous 300-100 was available until Feb 23, 2022.
- 2022-04-04
LPIC-3 303 transition: LPIC-3 Security moved to version 3.0 (303-300); previous 303-200 was available until Apr 4, 2022.
- 2022-06-20
LPIC-3 304 transition: LPIC-3 Virtualization/HA tracks moved from 304-200 to 305-300 and 306-300; previous 304-200 was available until Jun 20, 2022.
- 2026-06-30
DevOps v1 legacy expiry window: LPIC DevOps Tools Engineer previous version 701-100 was listed as available until June 30, 2026.
- July 6, 2026
Linux Essentials 2.0 beta announced
- July 6, 2026
Linux Essentials 2.0 includes updated objective topics
- October 1, 2026
Japanese Security Essentials learning materials released
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