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About the CD-ROM

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Mike Meyers Certification Passport
CD-ROM Instructions
The CD-ROM included with this book comes complete with MasterExam and the
electronic version of the book. With the Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) software,
its even possible to install MasterExam on the selected Linux distributions. Of
course, the software is also easy to install on any Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista
computer, and must be installed to access the MasterExam feature.

Travel Advisory
While this appendix provides tips on how to make MasterExam function on
Linux, there is no guarantee or warranty associated with said functionality. In
fact, some of the fonts associated with MasterExam arent recognized
in some default Linux configurations, and could appear blank. No
support will be provided for any such installation.

To register for a second, bonus MasterExam, simply click the Online Training
link on the Main Page and follow the directions to the free online registration.

System Requirements
Full software installation requires 20MB of hard disk space and either Linux
with a 2.6 kernel and Wine software or Windows 98 or higher and Internet Ex-
plorer 5.0 or above. If you need to install and compile the Wine software from
source code, you may need 1GB of hard disk space or more. The electronic book
requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or an equivalent Linux reader such as KPDF.

Installing and Running Wine

Binary RPMs for three of the selected distributions are available from the
Wine team at www.winehq.org/site/download. Theyre also available from

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the installation media on many Linux distributions, including openSUSE 10.2

and Mandriva 2007 Free. Basic instructions for installing RPMs are available in
the Chapter 2 section Perform Post-Installation Package Management.
If youre running a distribution for which a Wine RPM is not available, its
possible to download and install Wine from the source code. As there was no
Wine RPM available on Turbolinux Celica, I demonstrate how to download and
compile Wine from source code using that distribution with the following steps:

1. Download the tarball; the source cited at www.winehq.org is http://

ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/.
2. The tarballs at the noted source are in tar.bz2 format, so they need to
unpacked with the tar xjvf command. For example, when I downloaded
the wine-0.9.45.tar.bz2 package, I unpacked it with the following
command (the v adds verbose output, which is useful for diagnosing
errors). Substitute the version number of the downloaded wine tarball
in this and the steps that follow.
# tar xjvf wine-0.9.45.tar.bz2

3. This extracts the source code in the wine-0.9.45/ subdirectory. Navigate

to that subdirectory with the following command:
# cd wine-0.9.45

4. The instructions are available in the README file in this directory. The
current instructions for this version suggest compiling by running the
following command as a regular (not root) user. Be aware, this process
required nearly 2GB of spacewhen I installed it.
$ tools/wineinstall
You may see messages about other packages that need to be installed.
This could easily raise the amount of space required to well over 2GB.
The process takes some time. At some point, youll be prompted for the
root password.
5. When complete, continue on to the next set of instructions, which
show how to install the LearnKey software in Linux using Wine.

Now that you have Wine installed, you can install and run MasterExam on a
Linux system.
One alternative that uses Wine in a more user-friendly fashion is CrossOver
Office, available from www.codeweavers.com.

Installing and Running MasterExam

On Linux, once Wine is installed, you should be able to install MasterExam us-
ing the following steps:

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1. Open a GUI; MasterExam is a GUI-based tool.

2. Mount the CD; on some distributions, its mounted automatically in the
GNOME or KDE desktop environments, as confirmed in the output to
the mount command. If you dont already see it mounted on a device such
as /dev/cdrom, mount it with the following command as an administrative
root user (some variations may be possible depending on the device
associated with the CD/DVD drive and available directories):
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt

3. Open a console as a regular user, and run the following command

(assuming the CD is mounted on the /mnt directory):
$ wine /mnt/LaunchTraining.exe

4. Click the MasterExam link and follow the prompts.

On Microsoft Windows, if your computer CD-ROM drive is configured to

AutoRun, the CD-ROM automatically starts when you insert the disc. From the
opening screen, you may install MasterExam by clicking the MasterExam buttons.
This begins the installation process and creates a program group named LearnKey.
To run MasterExam, choose Start | Programs | LearnKey. If the AutoRun feature did
not launch your CD, browse to the CD and click the LaunchTraining.exe icon. Then
click the MasterExam link and follow the prompts.
Once MasterExam is installed, run the /mnt/LanuchTraining.exe command
as the root user in Linux; or choose Start | Programs | LearnKey in Microsoft op-
erating systems, and click the MasterExam link to access the exam.
If it isnt already expanded, click the plus sign next to Linux+ Certification
Passport to show the Quiz and MasterExam options. If you select Quiz, youre
prompted to choose the number of questions. If you select Master Exam, youre
presented with a more realistic exam with the specified 98 questions and
90-minute time limit.
Due to font issues, the Quiz and MasterExam options may be blank in some
Linux distributions. The Report button provides a historical record of exams
taken, with associated scores. The Options button provides custom settings,
which may also be blank in some Linux distributions. If that situation applies to
you, review Figure A-1, from a Mandriva Linux 2007 Free installation.
In addition, some of the buttons in the exam may be obscured, as shown in
Figure A-2, which illustrates the exam in Turbolinux. From left to right, the but-
tons are
Prev (for Previous), Next, Jump To, Hint, Reference, Report, and Main.
Depending on the configuration, not all of the buttons will exist. As you can
see in Figure A-3, the buttons appear just fine in SUSE Linux.

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FIGURE A.1 MasterExam Test Selection in Linux

FIGURE A.2 MasterExam in Turbolinux

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FIGURE A.3 MasterExam in SUSE Linux

MasterExam
MasterExam provides you with a simulation of the actual exam. The number of
questions, the type of questions, and the time allowed are intended to be an ac-
curate representation of the exam environment. You have the option to take an
open-book exam, which includes hints, references, and answers; a closed-book
exam; or the timed MasterExam simulation. When you launch MasterExam, a
digital clock display appears in the upper-left corner of your screen. The clock
continues to count down to zero unless you choose to end the exam before the
time expires.

Help
A help file is provided through the Help button on the main page in the
lower-left corner. Individual help features are also available through
MasterExam.

Removing an Installation
MasterExam is installed to your hard drive. In Linux, if youve followed the de-
faults associated with Wine-based installation, MasterExam is installed in your
home directory, in the .wine/drive_c/LearnKey subdirectory. In Microsoft

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Windows, for best results, choose Start | Programs | LearnKey | Uninstall to re-
move MasterExam.

LearnKey Technical Support

For technical problems with the software (installation, operation, and
uninstallation) and for questions regarding online registration, visit
www.learnkey.com or e-mail techsupport@learnkey.com.
Please note: LearnKey technical support does not include installations on
Linux operating systems described in this appendix.

Content Support
For questions regarding the technical content of the electronic book or MasterExam,
visit www.mhprofessional.com or e-mail customer.service@mcgraw-hill.com. For
customers outside the 50 United States, e-mail international_cs@mcgraw-hill.com.

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