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Package Managers Flashcards

1
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What is the yum command to look for software?

A

yum search

i.e yum search http

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2
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What is the yum command to get information about a software package?

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yum info

i.e yum info httpd

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3
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What is the yum command to get installed software?

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yum list installed

i.e yum list installed wireshark

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4
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What is the yum command to get the dependencies for a package?

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yum deplist

i.e yum deplist

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5
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What is the yum command to remove software?

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yum remove

i. e yum remove httpd
* leaves behind dependencies

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6
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What is the yum command to remove software including dependencies no longer subsequently needed?

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yum autoremove

i.e yum autoremove httpd

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7
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What is the command to show the full path of a shell command?

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which

i.e which tshark

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8
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What is the yum command to get a list of repositories being used by the system?

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yum repolist

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9
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On red hat based systems, where is repository information saved?

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/etc/yum.repos.d

Multiple repo files

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10
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What is the command to clean up the local yum database of packages?

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yum clean all

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11
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What is the yum command to update the system?

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yum update

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12
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What is the rpm command to install a package?

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rpm -i

-v verbose -h progress bar

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13
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What is the rpm command to query a package?

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rpm -q

-i info

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14
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What is the format convention for rpm packages?

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packagename-version.architecture

i.e plexmediaserver-1.13.9.5456-ecd600442.x86_64.rpm

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15
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What is the rpm command to see what files an rpm installs?

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rpm -ql

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16
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What is the rpm command to see the documentation of an rpm?

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rpm -qd

*lists documentation and man page files

17
Q

What is the rpm command to see the dependencies of an rpm?

A

rpm -qR

*requires

18
Q

What is the rpm command to query an uninstalled package?

A

rpm -qp

-p path

19
Q

What is the rpm command to update an existing package?

A

rpm -U

*updates installed package with newer rpm download

20
Q

What is the rpm command to remove an rpm package?

A

rpm -e

*erase

21
Q

What is the rpm command to check for errors when removing an rpm package?

A

rpm -e –test

22
Q

On debian based systems, where is repository information saved?

A

/etc/apt/sources.list

single file listing repositories

23
Q

What is the apt command to update the cache for a list of available packages?

A

apt update

24
Q

What is the apt command to search for a package?

A

apt search

apt-cache search

25
Q

What is the apt command to install a package?

A

apt install

26
Q

What is the apt command to remove a package?

A

apt remove

27
Q

What is the apt command to remove a package including configuration files?

A

apt remove –purge

28
Q

What is the apt command to remove a package including dependencies?

A

apt autoremove

apt autoremove *remove all unneeded dependencies

29
Q

What is the apt command to update existing packages on the system?

A

apt upgrade

30
Q

What is the rpm command to list installed packages?

A

rpm -qa

31
Q

What is the apt command to update the important system packages including removing unneeded dependencies ?

A

apt full-upgrade

32
Q

What is the dpkg command to list installed packages?

A

dpkg –get-selections

-l

33
Q

What is the dpkg command to query an uninstalled package?

A

dpkg-deb -I

34
Q

What is the dpkg command to see what files a package installs?

A

dpkg-deb –contents

35
Q

What is the dpkg command to install a package?

A

dpkg -i

36
Q

What is the command to install dependencies flagged by a failed dpkg install?

A

apt update
*pull down info on dependencies requested by .deb
apt -f upgrade

37
Q

What the dpkg command to remove a package?

A

dpkg -r

38
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What is the dpkg command to remove a package including configuration files?

A

dpkg -P

*purge

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