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How to advance your open source career
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 250,000 certification holders, it’s the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages, and has hundreds of training partners.

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Events
Univention Summit 2026: LPI as a Media Partner
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is glad to support the Univention Summit 2026 as a Media Partner. The summit brings together community and industry voices to discuss open source, digital sovereignty, and practical solutions for public administration, education, and business.
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LPI Japan Chapter × Sakura Internet Joint Seminar Event
LPI Japan Chapter is pleased to announce its first joint seminar with Sakura Internet. This seminar, themed “Cloud Strategy and Talent Development in the DX/AI Era,” will cover the latest trends in rapidly evolving cloud and AI technologies. It will ... Read more

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Learning Materials for DevOps Tools Engineer Certification, v2
Get ready for the new version 2 of the exam We are excited to announce the release of Learning Materials for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) DevOps Tools Engineer certification on our Learning platform along with the new version 2.0 ... Read more

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