LPI · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official LPI LPIC-1 exam covers 7 domains. Domain weights tell you exactly how much of the exam each topic represents — and where to invest your study time.
Covers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Devices, Filesystems and FHS domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Devices, Filesystems and FHS questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Linux Installation and Package Management domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Linux Installation and Package Management questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the GNU and Unix Commands domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice GNU and Unix Commands questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Administrative Tasks domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Administrative Tasks questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Shells, Scripting and Data Management domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Shells, Scripting and Data Management questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the Essential System Services and Networking domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice Essential System Services and Networking questionsCovers the topics, concepts, and applied skills examined under the System Architecture domain. Study the official exam objectives and practise questions in this area to build confidence and accuracy before your exam.
Practice System Architecture questionsThe heaviest domain on the LPIC-1 is "Devices, Filesystems and FHS" at 15%. Start here and return to it regularly.
Allocate study time proportional to domain weight — a 25% domain deserves roughly 25% of your prep hours.
Never skip a low-weight domain. A 10% domain still represents 5–7 exam questions — enough to make the difference between pass and fail.
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