So I just got my passing score on the LPI Linux Essentials (010 160) yesterday and honestly I'm still a little shocked. Failed my first attempt back in March by 8 points — I thought I knew Linux well enough from tinkering at home but the exam absolutely humbled me. The filesystem hierarchy questions and the command line options stuff were way harder than I expected.
What made the difference the second time was being really systematic about it. I spent about 4 weeks studying, roughly 45 minutes a day. The biggest game-changer was grinding through a solid 010 160 practice test repeatedly until I was consistently hitting 85%+ before I rescheduled. I also found a study guide that broke down the five topic domains clearly — don't skip the open source community section, I almost did and it shows up more than you'd think.
Happy to share more details on what I focused on. Anyone else currently prepping for this one? What's tripping you up?