RHCSA Software Package Management Questions and Answers

Question 1

A script is failing because it cannot find the command `/usr/sbin/semanage`.
A system administrator needs to determine which package provides this file so it can be installed.
Which of the following commands will accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

dnf whatprovides /usr/sbin/semanage

Answer

dnf search semanage

Answer

rpm -qf /usr/sbin/semanage

Answer

dnf find-file /usr/sbin/semanage

Question 2

A system administrator needs to install the `nginx` package specifically from the 'epel' repository, which is configured but currently disabled. Which command should be used to perform the installation in a single step?

Accepted Answer

dnf install nginx --enablerepo=epel

Answer

dnf install nginx --from-repo epel

Answer

dnf install nginx --repo=epel

Answer

dnf repository-install epel nginx

Question 3

A system administrator recently ran several `dnf` updates and installations. To troubleshoot a new issue, they need to see a detailed list of what packages were installed, updated, or removed in the most recent transaction. Which command provides this specific information?

Accepted Answer

dnf history info last

Answer

dnf history

Answer

dnf history list

Answer

dnf log last

Question 4

After installing the `httpd` package, a system administrator wants to list all the files that were placed on the system as part of that specific package. Which of the following commands is used for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

rpm -ql httpd

Answer

dnf list-files httpd

Answer

rpm -qf httpd

Answer

dnf show httpd --files

Question 5

A system administrator is setting up a new server and needs to install all the packages required for a graphical administration interface. Which command is the most appropriate for installing the "Server with GUI" environment group?

Accepted Answer

dnf groupinstall "Server with GUI"

Answer

dnf install-collection "Server with GUI"

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dnf modules install "Server with GUI"

Answer

dnf install @Server-with-GUI

Question 6

A system administrator has a third-party repository configured in `/etc/yum.repos.d/external.repo` with a repository ID of `external-repo`. To perform a system-wide update while temporarily preventing any packages from being installed or updated from this repository, which is the most effective command?

Accepted Answer

dnf update --disablerepo=external-repo

Answer

dnf update --excluderepo=external.repo

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rm /etc/yum.repos.d/external.repo && dnf update

Answer

dnf config-manager --set-disabled external-repo && dnf update

A script is failing because it cannot find the command `/usr/sbin/semanage`.A system administrator needs to determine which package provides this file so it can be installed.Which of the following commands will accomplish this?

A script is failing because it cannot find the command `/usr/sbin/semanage`.
A system administrator needs to determine which package provides this file so it can be installed.
Which of the following commands will accomplish this?