Module 3 July 6

Question 1

what tool can install programs, but doesn’t install package dependencies?

Answer 1

d package

Question 2

what does the linux shell command
~/Desktop$ ls
do?

Answer 2

show you the items in the desktop (the first part is just the location. you don’t actually write it.)

Question 3

what do you use to install packages in linux?

Answer 3

sudo dpkg-i

Question 4

what does the error in linux:
dependency problems prevent configuration of google-chrome-stable
package ‘pakagename’ is not installed
signify?

Answer 4

dpkg can’t install Chrome because its dependencies aren’t installed. it is dependent on another package that isn’t currently installed on this machine.

Question 5

what package needs to be installed before you can get google chrome?

Answer 5

libappindicator1.

you can find information about missing pkg dependencies if you try to use sudo dpkg to install something and it fails. The error message will tell you what package is missing.

Question 6

what standalone package installer is quick to use, but doesn’t install package dependencies?

Answer 6

dpkg

Question 7

what can dependencies be in linux?

Answer 7

other packages or shared libraries

Question 8

What are Linux shared libraries?

Answer 8

libraries of code that other programs can use.

Question 9

what is one annoying thing you can do if you have a dependency error in linux?

Answer 9

install the dependencies one by one.

Question 10

What come with the works to make package installation and removal easier, including installing package dependencies?

Answer 10

Package managers

Question 11

What is one of many free operating systems, OS, used as a foundation for other OSes, like Ubuntu?

Answer 11

Debian

Question 12

What is a compressed software archive file that contains the files needed for a software application?

Answer 12

Linux packages, three types:
.deb
.rpm
.tgz

Question 13

what files can include binary executables, a software library, configuration files, package dependencies, command line utilities, and/or application(s) with a graphical user interface?

Answer 13

.deb
.rpm
.tgz

Question 14

what can also be an OS update?

Answer 14

a linux package

Question 15

What installations normally come with thousands of packages?

Answer 15

linux OS installations

Question 16

what are common linux package types?

Answer 16

.deb, .rpm, .tgz

Question 17

what is the file extension for debian packages?

Answer 17

.deb

Question 18

what is the file extension for Redhat packages?

Answer 18

.rpm

Question 19

What is the file extension for TAR archive files?

Answer 19

.tgz

Question 20

What is a binary executable file?

Answer 20

a type of binary file that contains machine code for the computer to execute.

Question 21

what is storage space on a remote server that hosts thousands of Linux packages? Must be added to a Linux system in order for the system to search and download packages from it.

Answer 21

Linux repository

Question 22

What is a package that does not require any dependencies? all files required to install and run the package on the Linux system are contained in a single package.

Answer 22

stand alone package

Question 23

what is a package that other Linux packages depend on to function properly? Often packages do not contain these. Instead, package manifests list these, which are needed by the package.

Answer 23

Package dependencies