010-160 Package Management 3

Question 1

What is the purpose of the 'apt-get autoremove' command?

Accepted Answer

Removes packages that were installed as dependencies but are no longer needed

Answer

'apt-get autoremove' removes orphaned dependency packages that are no longer required by any installed package.

Question 2

Which directory stores downloaded .deb package files on a Debian-based system?

Accepted Answer

/var/cache/apt/archives/

Answer

APT stores downloaded .deb package files in /var/cache/apt/archives/ before installation.

Question 3

Which rpm option verifies the integrity and files of an installed package?

Accepted Answer

rpm -V packagename

Answer

'rpm -V' (verify) checks installed package files against the RPM database to detect changes or corruption.

Question 4

What does 'apt-get clean' do?

Accepted Answer

Deletes cached package files from /var/cache/apt/archives/

Answer

'apt-get clean' frees disk space by deleting all .deb files stored in the local package cache.

Question 5

On a system using RPM, which command lists all files installed by a specific package?

Accepted Answer

rpm -ql packagename

Answer

'rpm -ql' (query list) displays all files that were installed as part of the specified package.

(010-160) LPI Linux Essentials Practice Test