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{{Short description|Canadian non-profit technical organisation}}
{{Third-party|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
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| name = Linux Professional Institute
| logo = [[File:lpi-logo.png]]<br /><small>LPI logo</small>
| type = [[Charitable organizations (Canada)|149(1), Income Tax Act (Canada)]], Non-profit organization
| founded_date = October 25, 1999
| founder = <!---Please provide reliable sources before uncommenting this list of names: Dan York, Evan Leibovitch, [[Chuck Mead]], Tom Peters, Scott Murray--->
| location = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
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| key_people = {{unbulleted list|G. Matthew Rice (Executive Director)|Uirá Ribeiro (Chairman of the board)|Brian Clemens (Vice-Chair)|Board members:|Jill Ratkevic|Michinori Nakahara|[[Dorothy Gordon (activist)|Dorothy Gordon]]|[[Klaus Knopper]]|Ted Matsumura|Emmanuel Nguimbus|Ricardo Prudenciato|Thiago Sobral|[[Jon Hall (programmer)|Jon "maddog" Hall]] (Chair Emeritus)}}
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| products = {{unbulleted list|Linux Essentials|Open Source Essentials|Security Essentials|Web Development Essentials|LPIC-1|LPIC-2|LPIC-3 300|LPIC-3 303|LPIC-3 304|LPIC-3 305|LPIC-3 306|DevOps Tools Engineer|BSD Specialist}}
| focus = [[:Category:Information technology qualifications|IT qualification]]
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| homepage = {{URL|www.lpi.org}}
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The '''Linux Professional Institute''' ('''LPI''') is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] with a global presence, offering [[Certification|certifications]] for [[Linux]], [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], and other [[Open-source software|open source software]]-based technologies. It was founded in October 1999 in [[Canada]]. LPI now has offices on six continents to coordinate certification and partnerships, and created a membership program<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linux Professional Institute |url=https://thellpa.com/linux-professional-institute/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=LLPA {{!}} Leading Learning Partners Association |language=en-US}}</ref> in 2020. According to LPI, it has certified over 250,000 professionals in 180 countries as of May 2025. 

==See also==
* [[Portal:Free and open-source software|Free and Open Source Software]]
* [[Project Management Institute]]
* [[(ISC)²|ISC²]]
* [[Certified Information Systems Security Professional]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikibooks|LPI Linux Certification}}
* {{Official website}}

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[[Category:Free and open-source software organizations]]
[[Category:Information technology qualifications]]
[[Category:Linux companies]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Toronto]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Canada]]