LPI Exam Catalog
13 Available Exams
LPI Certification Pathway
A clear progression from beginner to expert.
Essentials
Entry and fundamentals
Linux Professional
Core platform certifications
LPIC-1
101-500, 102-500Current version; each exam is 90 minutes with 60 multiple-choice/fill-in-the-blank questions.
LPIC-2
201-450, 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 Environments
300-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 300.
LPIC-3 Security
303-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 303.
LPIC-3 Virtualization and Containerization
305-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 305.
LPIC-3 High Availability and Storage Clusters
306-300Requires active LPIC-2. Requires passing exam 306.
Open Technology
Additional open-source technology credentials
DevOps Tools Engineer
701-200No prerequisite required; a relevant professional certification is strongly recommended.
BSD Specialist
702-100No prerequisite certification required; one year of BSD administration experience is recommended.
Recent Changes
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 n...
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 p...
2012
Linux Essentials introduced: First Linux Essentials certification holder recorded.
2018
DevOps Tools Engineer and BSD Specialist added: LPI introduced the first Linux Professional Insti...
2020-01
Membership and online testing expansion: LPI membership program launched and online exams became...
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); p...
2022-04-04
LPIC-3 303 transition: LPIC-3 Security moved to version 3.0 (303-300); previous 303-200 was avail...
2022-06-20
LPIC-3 304 transition: LPIC-3 Virtualization/HA tracks moved from 304-200 to 305-300 and 306-300;...
2026-06-30
DevOps v1 legacy expiry window: LPIC DevOps Tools Engineer previous version 701-100 was listed as...
July 6, 2026
Linux Essentials 2.0 beta announced
July 6, 2026
Linux Essentials 2.0 includes updated objective topics
LPI Linux Certification Pathway
flowchart TD
LE["Linux Essentials 010-160"] --> LP1["LPIC-1 101-500 + 102-500"]
LP1 --> LP2["LPIC-2 201-450 + 202-450"]
LP2 --> LP3A["LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 300-300"]
LP2 --> LP3B["LPIC-3 Security 303-300"]
LP2 --> LP3C["LPIC-3 Virtualization & Containers 305-300"]
LP2 --> LP3D["LPIC-3 HA & Storage 306-300"]
LP3A --> LGL["Legacy: 300-100"]
LP3B --> LGS["Legacy: 303-200"]
LP3C --> LGV["Legacy: 304-200"]
LP3D --> LGV
LP2 --> DEV["DevOps Tools Engineer 701-200"]
LP2 --> BSD["BSD Specialist 702-100"]
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