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

Answer

apt-get install is the standard command for installing packages on Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.

Question 2

What does the 'dpkg -l' command do?

Accepted Answer

Lists all installed packages

Answer

dpkg -l lists all installed packages on the system along with their version and description.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

/etc/apt/sources.list

Answer

/etc/apt/sources.list defines the URLs and types of repositories that APT uses to fetch packages.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Refreshes the local package index from repositories

Answer

'apt-get update' downloads the latest package lists from configured repositories, refreshing the local index.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

rpm -q

Answer

rpm -q (query) retrieves information about installed packages from the RPM database.

(010-160) LPI Linux Essentials Practice Test