Linux Software Quiz: Can You Master Rpm, Dpkg & Repos?

1. What command verifies the integrity of an installed RPM package?

Rpm -V package

Rpm --check package

Rpm -i --verify package

Rpm --test package

2. What does a .repo file contain in Red Hat-based systems?

Installed package list

Repository configuration including URL and GPG keys

System log files

User configuration settings

3. Which command upgrades packages on Red Hat systems while resolving dependencies?

Yum update

Rpm -U

Dnf upgrade

Yum upgrade && rpm -U

4. What is the main advantage of using package managers over manual installation?

Faster download speeds

Automatic dependency handling and system integration

Better compression of files

Lower storage requirements

5. Which command shows all files installed by a specific dpkg package?

Dpkg -l package

Dpkg -L package

Dpkg --files package

Dpkg -i package

6. How do you search for a package in the apt repository without installing it?

Apt search package-name

Apt-get find package-name

Apt-cache search package-name

Apt-get search package-name

7. What does PPA stand for in Ubuntu package management?

Personal Package Archive

Public Package Allocation

Primary Package Authority

Packaged Program Access

8. Which command completely removes an RPM package including configuration files?

Rpm -e package

Rpm --purge package

Rpm -r package

Rpm --remove-all package

9. What is the purpose of running 'apt-get update' before installing packages?

Installs all available updates

Refreshes the list of available packages from repositories

Removes old packages

Clears the package cache

10. Which file on Debian systems lists the software repositories?

/etc/apt/sources.list

/etc/yum.repos.d/default.repo

/var/lib/apt/repositories

/etc/dpkg/sources

11. Which command installs a package using the RPM package manager on Red Hat-based systems?

Rpm -i package.rpm

Rpm -u package.rpm

Rpm -d package.rpm

Rpm -x package.rpm

12. Which tool provides a user-friendly interface for managing packages on Ubuntu systems?

Yum

Dnf

Apt

Pacman

13. What does dependency resolution mean in package management?

Removing unused packages

Automatically installing required packages that a program needs

Updating package metadata

Compressing package files

14. Which command displays information about a specific RPM package without installing it?

Rpm -i --info package.rpm

Rpm -qi package

Rpm --display package.rpm

Rpm -v package

15. How do you update all packages on a Debian system using apt-get?

Apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Apt-get install --upgrade

Apt-get refresh

Apt-get sync

16. What command queries all installed packages using RPM?

Rpm -q

Rpm --list

Rpm -s

Rpm --query-all

17. Which file typically contains repository configuration on Red Hat-based systems?

/etc/sources.list

/etc/yum.repos.d/

/etc/apt/sources.list

/var/cache/repos

18. What is the primary function of a software repository in Linux package management?

Store system backup files

Host packages and metadata for installation

Cache compiled binaries temporarily

Archive old kernel versions

19. Which flag removes a package but keeps its configuration files using dpkg?

--remove

--purge

--delete

--clean

20. What does the dpkg command primarily manage on Debian-based systems?

System firewall rules

Software packages and their dependencies

Network interface configuration

User account permissions

Linux Software Quiz: Can You Master rpm, dpkg & repos?