Examen 101 - LPI Chapter 2:Managing Software

Question 1 of 20

1

What is the correct syntax to remove mypkg entirely from a Debian GNU/Linux system, including configuration file? Select one.

Select one of the following:

dpkg -r mypkg
dpkg --remove mypkg
dpkg --kill mypkg
dpkh -R mypkg
dpkg --purge mypkg

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

How can you query the RPM database for a list of all installed RPM packages? Select one

Select one of the following:

rpm -q
rpm -qa
rpm -a
rpm -al
rpm -qal

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

What will happen when rpm is launched as follows?
#rpm -Uvh file

Select one of the following:

The RPM file will be verified
An installed package may be upgraded with the version in file, with verbose output.
An installed package may be upgraded with the version in file, with verbose output and hash marks indicating progress.
An error will occur because a major mode is not specified
An error will occur because no file options were specified.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Which is not a valid dkpg installation command? Select one

Select one of the following:

dpkg -i package_file
dpkg -iL package_file
dpkg -iR packge_dir
dpkg -iG package_file
dpkg -iE package_file

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Which of the following is not an advantage of a source package over a binary package?

Select one of the following:

A single source package can be used on multiple CPU architectures.
By recompiling a source package, you can sometimes work around library incompat-
ibilities.
You can modify the code in a source package, thus altering the behavior of a program.
Source packages can be installed more quickly than binary packages.
You may be able to recompile source code for a non-Linux Unix program on Linux.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Which is true of using both RPM and Debian package management systems on one
computer?

Select one of the following:

It’s generally inadvisable because the two systems don’t share installed-file database
information.
It’s impossible because their installed-file databases conflict with one another.
It causes no problems if you install important libraries once in each format.
It’s a common practice on Red Hat and Debian systems.
Using both systems simultaneously requires installing the alien program.

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Which of the following statements is true about binary RPM packages that are built for a
particular distribution?

Select one of the following:

License requirements forbid using the package on any other distribution.
They may be used in another RPM-based distribution only when you set the
-- convert-distrib parameter to rpm.
They may be used in another RPM-based distribution only after you recompile the
package’s source RPM
They can be recompiled for an RPM-based distribution running on another type of
CPU.
They can often be used on another RPM-based distribution for the same CPU
architecture, but this isn’t guaranteed.

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

An administrator types the following command on an RPM-based Linux distribution:
# rpm -ivh megaprog.rpm
What is the effect of this command?

Select one of the following:

If the megaprog package is installed on the computer, it is uninstalled.
If the megaprog.rpm package exists, is valid, and isn’t already installed on the
computer, it is installed.
The megaprog.rpm source RPM package is compiled into a binary RPM for the
computer.
Nothing; megaprog.rpm isn’t a valid RPM filename, so rpm will refuse to operate on
this file.
The megaprog.rpm package replaces any earlier version of the package that’s already
installed on the computer.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Which of the following commands will extract the contents of the myfonts.rpm file into
the current directory?

Select one of the following:

rpm2cpio myfonts.rpm | cpio -i --make-directories
rpm2cpio myfonts.rpm > make-directories
rpm -e myfonts.rpm
alien --to-extract myfonts.rpm
rpmbuild --rebuild myfonts.rpm

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Which of the following commands would you type to update the unzip program on a
Fedora system to the latest version? (Select all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

yum update unzip
yum upgrade unzip
yum -u unzip
yum -U unzip
yum check-update unzip

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

How should you configure a system that uses Yum to access an additional Yum software
repository?

Select one of the following:

Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file to include the repository site’s URL, as detailed
on the repository’s website.
Download a package from the repository site, and install it with RPM, or place a
configuration file from the repository site in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory.
Use the add-repository subcommand to yum or the Add Repository option in the File
menu in yumex, passing it the URL of the repository.
Edit the /etc/yum.conf file, locate the [repos] section, and add the URL to the
repository after the existing repository URLs.
Edit the /etc/yum.conf file, locate the REPOSITORIES= line, and add the new
repository to the colon-delimited list on that line.

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

What option(s) to rpm will instruct rpm to run a verification check on all packages installed on the system?

Select one of the following:

rpm -verify -all
rpm -Va
rpm -qa
rpm -check
rpm -c

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

For distributions that use the Red Hat package management system, what command will list all packages currently installed?

Select one of the following:

rpm -qa
rpm -i
rpm -Uvh
rpm -list
rpm -all

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

for distributions that use the Red Hat package management system, what command will download and update all installed packages to he latest available version?

Select one of the following:

yum update
yum install
yum config
yum list available
yum download

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

To use dpkg to remove a package called theprogram, including its configuration files,
which of the following commands would you issue?

Select one of the following:

dpkg -e theprogram
dpkg -p theprogram
dpkg -r theprogram
dpkg -r theprogram-1.2.3-4.deb
dpkg -P theprogram

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

What is it that allows apt-cache to be done?

Select one of the following:

That’s intended solely to provide information about the Debian package database
Packet list to be installed by the operating system
Install the packages that run certain libraries
Install only using the alien converter with current kernel versions

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

The parameter to unpack a file in tar is:

Select one of the following:

j
x
z
r
v

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

To see a compressed file with gzip format, I use the parameter, with command gzip:

Select one of the following:

-x
-r
-d
-t
-w

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

What is the preferred method of adding a directory to the library path for all users?

Select one of the following:

Modify the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable in a global shell script.
Add the directory to the /etc/ld.so.conf file, and then type ldconfig.
Type ldconfig /new/dir, where /new/dir is the directory you want to add.
Create a symbolic link from that directory to one that’s already on the library path.
Type ldd /new/dir, where /new/dir is the directory you want to add.

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

What programs might you use to learn what your system’s load average is? (Select two.)

Select one or more of the following:

ld
load
top
uptime
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Examen 101 - LPI Chapter 2:Managing Software

Question 1 of 20

What is the correct syntax to remove mypkg entirely from a Debian GNU/Linux system, including configuration file? Select one.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

How can you query the RPM database for a list of all installed RPM packages? Select one

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

What will happen when rpm is launched as follows? #rpm -Uvh file

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

Which is not a valid dkpg installation command? Select one

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Which of the following is not an advantage of a source package over a binary package?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

Which is true of using both RPM and Debian package management systems on one computer?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

Which of the following statements is true about binary RPM packages that are built for a particular distribution?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

An administrator types the following command on an RPM-based Linux distribution: # rpm -ivh megaprog.rpm What is the effect of this command?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Which of the following commands will extract the contents of the myfonts.rpm file into the current directory?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Which of the following commands would you type to update the unzip program on a Fedora system to the latest version? (Select all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

How should you configure a system that uses Yum to access an additional Yum software repository?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

What option(s) to rpm will instruct rpm to run a verification check on all packages installed on the system?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

For distributions that use the Red Hat package management system, what command will list all packages currently installed?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

for distributions that use the Red Hat package management system, what command will download and update all installed packages to he latest available version?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

To use dpkg to remove a package called theprogram, including its configuration files, which of the following commands would you issue?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

What is it that allows apt-cache to be done?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

The parameter to unpack a file in tar is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

To see a compressed file with gzip format, I use the parameter, with command gzip:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

What is the preferred method of adding a directory to the library path for all users?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

What programs might you use to learn what your system’s load average is? (Select two.)

What will happen when rpm is launched as follows?
#rpm -Uvh file

Which is true of using both RPM and Debian package management systems on one
computer?

Which of the following statements is true about binary RPM packages that are built for a
particular distribution?

An administrator types the following command on an RPM-based Linux distribution:
# rpm -ivh megaprog.rpm
What is the effect of this command?

Which of the following commands will extract the contents of the myfonts.rpm file into
the current directory?

Which of the following commands would you type to update the unzip program on a
Fedora system to the latest version? (Select all that apply.)

How should you configure a system that uses Yum to access an additional Yum software
repository?

To use dpkg to remove a package called theprogram, including its configuration files,
which of the following commands would you issue?