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  1. Which command shows the installation history of packages on an RPM-based system?

    Answer: yum history

    `yum history` displays a list of all past yum transactions including installs, updates, and removals.

  2. On a Debian system, which file lists the configured APT repositories?

    Answer: /etc/apt/sources.list

    `/etc/apt/sources.list` (and files in `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/`) define where APT looks for packages.

  3. What does `rpm -V package-name` do?

    Answer: Checks installed files against the RPM database

    `rpm -V` (verify) compares the installed files of a package against metadata stored in the RPM database to detect changes.

  4. Which `dnf` command would you use to find which package provides the `/usr/bin/python3` binary?

    Answer: dnf provides /usr/bin/python3

    `dnf provides ` queries which package owns or provides a given file or capability.

  5. What is a key purpose of the `dpkg --get-selections` command?

    Answer: Export the list of installed packages

    `dpkg --get-selections` outputs all package selections (installed, deinstalled, etc.), commonly used to backup and restore package lists.

  6. Which option makes `apt-get` automatically remove packages that were installed as dependencies but are no longer needed?

    Answer: apt-get autoremove

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

  7. What does the `zypper` package manager's `dup` subcommand do?

    Answer: Performs a distribution upgrade

    `zypper dup` (distribution upgrade) upgrades all packages to match the currently enabled repositories, used in openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling releases.