Basic Package Management Review Questions

Q. What would the rpm -ql zsh command do? A. The command provided will list all the files that are included in the installed zsh package.

Q. What is the difference between installing and upgrading a package? A. Installing will install a new package whereas upgrading will upgrade an existing package or install it if it does not already exist.

Q. Package database is located in the /var/lib/rpm directory. True or False? A. True.

Q. What would the rpm -qf /bin/bash command do? A. The command provided will display information about the /bin/bash file.

Q. Name the directory where RHEL 9 stores GPG signatures. A. RHEL 9 stores GPG signatures in the /etc/pki/rpm-gpg directory.

Q. What would the options ivh cause the rpm command to do? A. The rpm command will install the specified package and show installation details and hash signs for progress.

Q. State the purpose of the rpm2cpio command. A. The rpm2cpio command is used to extract files from the specified package.

Q. What is the difference between freshening and upgrading a package? A. Both are used to upgrade an existing package, but freshening requires an older version of the package to exist.

Q. The rpm command automatically takes care of package dependencies. True or False? A. False.

Q. What would the rpm -qa command do? A. The command provided will list all installed packages.