Use Debian package management

Question 1

Are Debian and RPM packages interchangeable?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What does i386.deb signify?

Answer 2

A Debian 386 package

Question 3

What does all.deb signify?

Answer 3

A Debain package for all CPU types

Question 4

What dpkg command is used to install a Debian package?

Answer 4

dpkg -i or –install

Question 5

What is the difference between –remove and –purge?

Answer 5

Purge removes a package as well as the configuration files.

Question 6

What dpkg command displays information about an uninstalled Debian package?

Answer 6

dpkg -I or –info

Question 7

What dpkg command displays information about an installed Debian package?

Answer 7

dpkg -p –print-avail

Question 8

What tool solely shows information about the Debian package database?

Answer 8

apt-cache

Question 9

What apt-cache command displays package information?

Answer 9

apt-cache showpkg package_name

Question 10

What apt-cache command displays package stats?

Answer 10

apt-cache stats

Question 11

What apt-cache command displays package dependencies?

Answer 11

apt-cache depends package_name

Question 12

What apt-cache command displays all packages?

Answer 12

apt-cache pkgnames xxx

Question 13

Where is the file which lists where packages can be obtained?

Answer 13

/etc/apt/sources.list

Question 14

What apt-get command will get up to date information about any new packages available?

Answer 14

apt-get update

Question 15

What apt-get command will upgrade the Linux distribution?

Answer 15

apt-get dist-upgrade

Question 16

What apt-get command will upgrade the installed packages?

Answer 16

apt-get upgrade

Question 17

What command launches a text based menu system for packages?

Answer 17

dselect or aptitude

Question 18

Which text based menu system for packages also accepts commands?

Answer 18

aptitude

Question 19

What command will reset a package back to its original installation?

Answer 19

dpkg-reconfigure package_name

Question 20

Which directory is effectively the Debian package database?

Answer 20

/var/lib/dpkg

Question 21

What utility converts package formats?

Answer 21

alien

Question 22

What are the four most important options of alien?

Answer 22

–to-deb, –to-rpm, –to-slp, –to-tgz

Question 23

What does APT stand for?

Answer 23

advanced package management

Question 24

What dpkg option will use a specified root folder?

Answer 24

–root=dir

Question 25

What dpkg option will disable packages that rely on the one being removed?

Answer 25

-B --auto-deconfigure

Question 26

What dpkg option will force actions to be taken?

Answer 26

--force-things

Question 27

What dpkg option will ignore dependency info?

Answer 27

--ignore-depends=package

Question 28

What dpkg option will check for dependencies, conflicts and other problems without installing the package?

Answer 28

--no-act

Question 29

What dpkg option will install all packages that match the wildcard?

Answer 29

--recursive

Question 30

What dpkg option will not install a package if a newer version is already installed?

Answer 30

-G

Question 31

What dpkg option will not install a package if the same version is already installed?

Answer 31

-E --skip-same-version

Question 32

What apt-cache command finds unmet dependencies?

Answer 32

apt-cache unmet

Question 33

What apt-cache command shows all package dependencies?

Answer 33

apt-cache depends package_name

Question 34

What apt-get command installs a package?

Answer 34

install

Question 35

What apt-get command removes a package?

Answer 35

remove

Question 36

What apt-get command gets the newest source package from /etc/apt/sources.list?

Answer 36

source

Question 37

What apt-get command tests the package database for consistency?

Answer 37

check

Question 38

What apt-get command performs housekeeping on the package database?

Answer 38

clean

Question 39

What apt-get command will remove information about packages that cannot be downloaded?

Answer 39

autoclean

Question 40

What apt-get option will download package files but not install them?

Answer 40

-d --download-only

Question 41

What apt-get option will attempt to fix dependency errors?

Answer 41

-f --fix-broken

Question 42

What apt-get option ignores package files that cannot be retreived?

Answer 42

-m --ignore-missing or fix-missing

Question 43

What apt-get option omits progress indicators?

Answer 43

-q --quiet

Question 44

What apt-get option tries the installation without actually performing it?

Answer 44

-s --simulate --just-print --dry-run --recon --no-act

Question 45

What apt-get option answers yes to any y/n prompts?

Answer 45

-y --yes --assume-yes

Question 46

What apt-get option compiles a source package after retreiving it?

Answer 46

-b --compile --build

Question 47

What apt-get option causes apt-get not to install if an older version already exists?

Answer 47

--no-upgrade

Question 48

What is the main configuration file for dpkg?

Answer 48

/etc/dpkg/dpkg.conf

Question 49

What would setting the no-act option in /etc/dpkg/dpkg.conf do?

Answer 49

All dpkg commands would be a test run

Question 50

Where is the apt configuration file?

Answer 50

/etc/apt/apt.conf

Question 51

What would setting the Download-Only "true" option in /etc/apt/apt.conf do?

Answer 51

All apt-get commands would be download only