I will assume that there is a simple LINQ query that can do this, but I'm not sure how.

Give this Code:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        List<Person> peopleList1 = new List<Person>();
        peopleList1.Add(new Person() { ID = 1 });
        peopleList1.Add(new Person() { ID = 2 });
        peopleList1.Add(new Person() { ID = 3 });

        List<Person> peopleList2 = new List<Person>();
        peopleList2.Add(new Person() { ID = 1 });
        peopleList2.Add(new Person() { ID = 2 });
        peopleList2.Add(new Person() { ID = 3 });
        peopleList2.Add(new Person() { ID = 4 });
        peopleList2.Add(new Person() { ID = 5 });
    }
}

class Person
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
}

I want to perform LINQ queries so that I am not in peopleList1 in peopleList2.

This example should give me two people (ID = 4 & ID = 5)

#1 building

This is a job example that can acquire IT skills that the candidate does not have yet.

//Get a list of skills from the Skill table
IEnumerable<Skill> skillenum = skillrepository.Skill;
//Get a list of skills the candidate has                   
IEnumerable<CandSkill> candskillenum = candskillrepository.CandSkill
       .Where(p => p.Candidate_ID == Candidate_ID);             
//Using the enum lists with LINQ filter out the skills not in the candidate skill list
IEnumerable<Skill> skillenumresult = skillenum.Where(p => !candskillenum.Any(p2 => p2.Skill_ID == p.Skill_ID));
//Assign the selectable list to a viewBag
ViewBag.SelSkills = new SelectList(skillenumresult, "Skill_ID", "Skill_Name", 1);

#2 building

Or, if you want it without any Negation:

var result = peopleList2.Where(p => peopleList1.All(p2 => p2.ID != p.ID));

Basically, all information is obtained from peopleList2, where all ID S in peopleList1 are different from those in peopleList2.

Slightly different from the accepted answer:)

#3 building

It's a bit late for the party, but a good solution for SQL compatible Linq is:

List<string> list1 = new List<string>() { "1", "2", "3" };
List<string> list2 = new List<string>() { "2", "4" };

List<string> inList1ButNotList2 = (from o in list1
                                   join p in list2 on o equals p into t
                                   from od in t.DefaultIfEmpty()
                                   where od == null
                                   select o).ToList<string>();

List<string> inList2ButNotList1 = (from o in list2
                                   join p in list1 on o equals p into t
                                   from od in t.DefaultIfEmpty()
                                   where od == null
                                   select o).ToList<string>();

List<string> inBoth = (from o in list1
                       join p in list2 on o equals p into t
                       from od in t.DefaultIfEmpty()
                       where od != null
                       select od).ToList<string>();

Thank http://www.dotnet-tricks.com/Tutorial/linq/UXPF181012-SQL-Joins-with-C

#4 building

This Enumerable Extension allows you to define a list of items to exclude and functions to find the key used to perform the comparison.

public static class EnumerableExtensions
{
    public static IEnumerable<TSource> Exclude<TSource, TKey>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source,
    IEnumerable<TSource> exclude, Func<TSource, TKey> keySelector)
    {
       var excludedSet = new HashSet<TKey>(exclude.Select(keySelector));
       return source.Where(item => !excludedSet.Contains(keySelector(item)));
    }
}

You can use it like this

list1.Exclude(list2, i => i.ID);

#5 building

var result = peopleList2.Where(p => !peopleList1.Any(p2 => p2.ID == p.ID));