CompTIA Linux+ (V8)
CompTIA
CompTIA Linux+ (V8) validates your ability to manage, secure, automate, and troubleshoot Linux systems in cloud and hybrid environments. You will gain hands-on experience with automation, orchestration, security, and containers to prepare for roles like Linux systems administrator, systems engineer, and network engineer. Linux+ demonstrates your ability to support and protect the critical Linux platforms that businesses rely on.
Cost
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Format
Online
Skills developed through this program
- Configure and manage Linux systems, storage, networks, and services in cloud and hybrid environments
- Apply best practices including permissions, authentication, firewalls, and system hardening
- Automate administration tasks and streamline operations with shell scripting, Python, and configuration management tools
- Deploy, maintain, and monitor containers and virtual machines using leading technologies
- Troubleshoot system, network, security, and application issues to ensure uptime and reliability for business operations
Occupations this program prepares you for
Credentials this program stacks toward
No program pathways.
Detailed information about this program
Exam details Exam version: V8 Exam series code: XK0-006 Launch date: July 15, 2025 Number of questions: Maximum of 90 (multiple-choice and performance-based) Duration: 90 minutes Passing score: 720 (on a scale of 100–900) Languages: English Recommended experience: 12 months of hands-on experience with Linux servers; CompTIA A+, Network+, or Server+, or comparable knowledge is recommended. Accreditation and benefits: ISO accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board Retirement: usually three years after launch (estimated 2028)
What you need to earn this credential
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Eligible funding programs
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