6.2.1

Question 1

release numbers might contain distribution area
fcx / rhlx
susexxx

Answer 1

Fedora / redhat / is for xx verion of SUSE

Question 2

is for any Intel 80386 or newer processor

Answer 2

i386

Question 3

is for any Intel Pentium I or newer processor.

Answer 3

i586

Question 4

is for any Intel Pentium II or newer processor.

Answer 4

i686

Question 5

is for 64-bit Intel or AMD CPUs

Answer 5

x86_64

Question 6

is for any architecture (not architecture specific)

Answer 6

noarch

Question 7

creates a new database

Answer 7

–initdb

Question 8

rebuilds the database indices from the installed package headers

Answer 8

–rebuilddb

Question 9

checks the authenticity of the package

Answer 9

–checksig

Question 10

installs a package.

Answer 10

-1

Question 11

installs the package without checking for dependencies.

Answer 11

–nodeps

Question 12

installs the package regardless of whether, a newer version of the package is already installed, package files overwrite files from previously installed packages, or if the package replaces other installed packages.

Answer 12

–force

Question 13

uninstalls (e.g., erases) a package.

Answer 13

-e

Question 14

updates an installed package to the newest version

Answer 14

-U

Question 15

upgrades the package, but only if an earlier version currently exists on the system

Answer 15

-F

Question 16

queries the computer for information about installed packages.

Answer 16

-q