010-160 Package Management

Question 1

Which command is used to install a package on a Debian-based Linux system?

Accepted Answer

apt-get install package

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rpm -i package.rpm

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yum install package

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pacman -S package

Question 2

What does the 'dpkg -l' command do?

Accepted Answer

Lists all installed packages

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Installs a .deb package file

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Removes a package

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Downloads a package from the repository

Question 3

Which file on Debian-based systems contains the list of software repositories?

Accepted Answer

/etc/apt/sources.list

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/etc/yum.repos.d/

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/etc/pacman.conf

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/etc/rpm/repos.conf

Question 4

What is the purpose of running 'apt-get update'?

Accepted Answer

Refreshes the local package index from repositories

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Upgrades all installed packages to the latest version

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Removes outdated packages from the system

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Installs system updates automatically

Question 5

Which RPM command option is used to query information about an installed package?

Accepted Answer

rpm -q

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rpm -i

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rpm -e

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rpm -U

Question 6

On a Red Hat-based system, which command would you use to remove a package?

Accepted Answer

yum remove package

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apt-get remove package

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dpkg -r package

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pkg delete package

Question 7

What is the file extension for packages managed by the RPM package manager?

Accepted Answer

.rpm

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.deb

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.pkg

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.tar