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Chapter 14 - Package Management
All the question will be related to debian-style Linux (I use Raspbian OS here).
Question 1
What is debian-style low-level packaging tool?
Question 2
What is debian-style high-level packaging tool?
Question 3
How to find a particular package using package name?
Question 4
How to verify details of vsftpd server?
Question 5
How to install vsftpd server?
Question 6
How to remove a package from a system?
Question 7
How update packages using one line?
Question 8
How to list installed packages?
Question 9
How to determine that vim editor is installed on the system?
Question 10 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to check the list of installed files using the name of the package?
Question 11 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to determine which package installed a specific file (for instance /etc/host.conf)?
Question 1
What is debian-style low-level packaging tool?
dpkg
Question 2
What is debian-style high-level packaging tool?
apt-get or aptitude
Question 3
How to find a particular package using package name?
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-cache search search_string
Example:
$ sudo apt-cache search vsftpd
Question 4
How to verify details of vsftpd server?
$ sudo apt-cache show vsftpd
Question 5
How to install vsftpd server?
$ sudo apt-get udpate
$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Question 6
How to remove a package from a system?
$ sudo apt-get remove package_name
Question 7
How update packages using one line?
$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
Question 8
How to list installed packages?
$ dpkg-query -l
or
$ dpkg --get-selections
Question 9
How to determine that vim editor is installed on the system?
$ dpkg --status vim
Question 10 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to check the list of installed files using the name of the package?
$ dpgk -L
Question 11 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to determine which package installed a specific file (for instance /etc/host.conf)?
$ dpkg -S /etc/hosts.conf
All the question will be related to debian-style Linux (I use Raspbian OS here).
Question 1
What is debian-style low-level packaging tool?
Question 2
What is debian-style high-level packaging tool?
Question 3
How to find a particular package using package name?
Question 4
How to verify details of vsftpd server?
Question 5
How to install vsftpd server?
Question 6
How to remove a package from a system?
Question 7
How update packages using one line?
Question 8
How to list installed packages?
Question 9
How to determine that vim editor is installed on the system?
Question 10 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to check the list of installed files using the name of the package?
Question 11 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to determine which package installed a specific file (for instance /etc/host.conf)?
Answers
Question 1
What is debian-style low-level packaging tool?
dpkg
Question 2
What is debian-style high-level packaging tool?
apt-get or aptitude
Question 3
How to find a particular package using package name?
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-cache search search_string
Example:
$ sudo apt-cache search vsftpd
Question 4
How to verify details of vsftpd server?
$ sudo apt-cache show vsftpd
Question 5
How to install vsftpd server?
$ sudo apt-get udpate
$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
Question 6
How to remove a package from a system?
$ sudo apt-get remove package_name
Question 7
How update packages using one line?
$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
Question 8
How to list installed packages?
$ dpkg-query -l
or
$ dpkg --get-selections
Question 9
How to determine that vim editor is installed on the system?
$ dpkg --status vim
Question 10 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to check the list of installed files using the name of the package?
$ dpgk -L
Question 11 (not included in the TLCL book)
How to determine which package installed a specific file (for instance /etc/host.conf)?
$ dpkg -S /etc/hosts.conf
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