Linux Essentials exam format: domains, weightings and length

5 domains 60 min 40 questions

LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) is examined across 5 domains. The weightings below decide how much of the exam each domain is worth — and therefore where preparation time pays off.

Domains and weightings

Domain	Exam weight	Our questions
Finding Your Way on a Linux System	22.5%	199
The Power of the Command Line	22.5%	197
The Linux Operating System	20%	178
Security and File Permissions	17.5%	156
The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source	17.5%	155

Length and number of questions

Time: 60 minutes
Questions: 40
Passing score: 500 on a scale of 200–800 — what Linux Essentials needs to pass →

Question formats in our Linux Essentials bank

These are the formats among the 885 Linux Essentials questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.

single choice: 707 questions
multi choice: 178 questions

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The weightings tell you what the exam rewards. A readiness check tells you where you stand in each one.

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More on Linux Essentials

Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill Linux Essentials bank (885 questions).