RHCSA RHCSA Software Package Management 5

Question 1

You want to download an RPM package without installing it. Which command accomplishes this?

Accepted Answer

dnf download <package>

Answer

'dnf download <package>' downloads the RPM to the current directory without installing it; the plugin is included by default in RHEL 8+.

Question 2

Which command shows the list of all DNF modules available in configured repositories?

Accepted Answer

dnf module list

Answer

'dnf module list' displays all available modules with their streams, profiles, and current status.

Question 3

What is a DNF module 'profile'?

Accepted Answer

A predefined set of packages within a module stream for a specific use case

Answer

A module profile is a curated list of packages from a stream optimized for a role (e.g., 'minimal', 'server', 'client') that can be installed together.

Question 4

An RPM package fails to install because it conflicts with an already-installed package. What flag forces the installation anyway (for testing only)?

Accepted Answer

rpm -ivh --force <package.rpm>

Answer

'rpm --force' overrides file conflicts and other non-fatal errors; --nodeps skips dependency checks, --replacefiles is not a valid rpm flag.

Question 5

Where does DNF store downloaded package metadata and cached RPMs by default?

Accepted Answer

/var/cache/dnf/

Answer

DNF caches repository metadata and optionally downloaded packages in /var/cache/dnf/ organized by repository ID.

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RHCSA RHCSA Software Package Management 5