LPI · Official Blueprint · Last reviewed May 2026
The official LPI LPIC-1 exam covers 7 domains. The vendor does not publish percentage weights for these domains — treat each as an equal part of the exam blueprint.
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 vendor does not currently publish percentage weights for these domains, so Courseiva does not rank them by weight.
Work through each domain systematically — cover fundamentals first, then applied and scenario-based topics.
Never skip a domain regardless of perceived importance. Full coverage is required to pass.
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