102 Linux Installation and Package Management KA Flashcards
Knowledge Areas
102.1 Design hard disk layout
Key Knowledge Areas:
Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions or disks.
Tailor the design to the intended use of the system.
Ensure the /boot partition conforms to the hardware architecture requirements for booting.
Knowledge of basic features of LVM.
Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions or disks.
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Tailor the design to the intended use of the system.
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Ensure the /boot partition conforms to the hardware architecture requirements for booting.
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Knowledge of basic features of LVM.
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102.2 Install a boot manager
Key Knowledge Areas:
Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options.
Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB Legacy.
Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2.
Interact with the boot loader.
Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options.
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Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB Legacy.
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Perform basic configuration changes for GRUB 2.
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Interact with the boot loader.
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102.3 Manage shared libraries
Key Knowledge Areas:
Identify shared libraries.
Identify the typical locations of system libraries.
Load shared libraries.
Identify shared libraries.
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Identify the typical locations of system libraries.
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Load shared libraries.
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102.4 Use Debian package management
Key Knowledge Areas:
Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages.
Find packages containing specific files or libraries which may or may not be installed.
Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, package integrity and installation status (whether or not the package is installed).
Awareness of apt.
Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages.
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Find packages containing specific files or libraries which may or may not be installed.
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Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, package integrity and installation status (whether or not the package is installed).
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Awareness of apt.
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102.5 Use RPM and YUM package management
Key Knowledge Areas:
Install, re-install, upgrade and remove packages using RPM, YUM and Zypper.
Obtain information on RPM packages such as version, status, dependencies, integrity and signatures.
Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from.
Awareness of dnf.
Install, re-install, upgrade and remove packages using RPM, YUM and Zypper.
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Obtain information on RPM packages such as version, status, dependencies, integrity and signatures.
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Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from.
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Awareness of dnf.
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102.6 Linux as a virtualization guest
Key Knowledge Areas:
Understand the general concept of virtual machines and containers.
Understand common elements virtual machines in an IaaS cloud, such as computing instances, block storage and networking.
Understand unique properties of a Linux system which have to changed when a system is cloned or used as a template.
Understand how system images are used to deploy virtual machines, cloud instances and containers.
Understand Linux extensions which integrate Linux with a virtualization product.
Awareness of cloud-init.
Understand the general concept of virtual machines and containers.
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Understand common elements virtual machines in an IaaS cloud, such as computing instances, block storage and networking.
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Understand unique properties of a Linux system which have to changed when a system is cloned or used as a template.
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Understand how system images are used to deploy virtual machines, cloud instances and containers.
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Understand Linux extensions which integrate Linux with a virtualization product.
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Awareness of cloud-init.
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