Use RPM and YUM package management Flashcards by Mark Reed

What RPM switch intalls a package?

-i

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch installs a new package or upgrades an existing one?

-U

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch upgrades a package only if an earlier version exisits?

-F –freshen

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch queries a package, is it installed etc?

-q

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch uninstalls a package?

-e

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch builds a binary package given source code and configuration files?

-b

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch builds a binary package given a source RPM flle?

–rebuild

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What RPM switch rebuilds the RPM database?

–rebuilddb

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What command will convert RPM to cpio archives?

rpm2cpio

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What command extracts a cpio archive?

cpio -i –make-directories

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command deletes a package from the system?

remove or delete

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command displays information about a package?

list or info

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command displays information about packages that provide a specified program or feature?

provides or whatprovides

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command cleans the Yum cache directory?

clean

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command enters CLI mode?

shell

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command installs the specified local RPM files?

localinstall

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

What YUM command updates the system with the specified local RPM files?

localupdate

What YUM command diplays dependencies?

deplist

What YUM command will only download the file?

yumdownloader

Where is the main RPM config file and what is special about it?

/usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc - don’t edit

What file should be created to make global RPM changes?

/etc/rpmrc

What is the configuration file for YUM?

/etc/yum.conf

How does a new repository get added into YUM?

When a downloaded package is installed the repository is automatically added.

What directory holds the yum repositories?

/etc/yum.repos.d/

What is the package system prerequiste for alien?

Both RPM and Debian package management should be installed.

What is important to remember when installing a tarball with alien?

It converts the files in directory using the system root as the base directory.

What are four main package dependency problems?

Missing library, incompatible library, duplicate files, mismatched package names

What could you do to if you knew a library was present but the package wouldn't install because it didn't detect the library?

rpm -i name.rpm --force or --nodeps

What would resolve the issue of a package being built on a computer with uneeded dependencies?

Rebuild the package from source code with rpmbuild --rebuild

What RPM option defines the root folder?

--root dir

What RPM option shows the progress of the installation?

-h --hash

What RPM option produces a uniform number of hashes for each installed component?

-v

What RPM option checks for dependencies and other problems without installing?

--test

What RPM option sets the installation directory?

--prefix path

What RPM option queries or verifies all packages?

-a or --all

What RPM option queries what package owns a file?

-f or --file filename

What RPM option displays package information?

-i

What RPM option queries a package file not yet installed?

-p package_file

What RPM option displays packages and files which depend on this package?

-R or --requires

What RPM option displays the files in the package?

-l or --list