In order to download DPM packages, what command should be used below? |
apt-get |
RPM packages that require other RPM packages to be installed on a system prior to being installed creates a relationship known as? |
package dependency |
Files with what two file extensions are commonly known as tarballs? |
.tar.gz .tgz |
Most Linux distributions make use of what package manager? |
RPM |
When using the compress utility, each file specified for compression is renamed with what extension? |
.Z |
What device file below indicates the first ATAPI IDE tape device (nonrewinding)? |
/dev/nht0 |
1. A calculated value that is unique to a file's size and contents. 2. The amount of compression that occurred during compression algorithm. 3. A utility that can be used to manage DPM packages using a graphical interface. 4. The process whereby files are copied to an archive. 5. A group of RPM packages that are commonly installed to provide a specific function on the system. 6. A command used to view the contents of an archive created with compress or gzip to Standard Output in a page-by-page fashion. 7. A gzip-compressed tar archive. 8. A command used to decompress files compressed by the gzip command. 9. A command used to extract archives created with the dump command. 10. A command used to decompress files compressed by the bzip2 command |
1. checksum 2. compression ratio 3. Aptitude 4. system backup 5. package group 6. zmore command 7. tarball 8. gunzip command 9. restore command 10. bunzip2 command |
The dump/restore utility is limited to a maximum of how many different incremental backups? |
nine |
What option can be added to the rpm command in order to query packages? |
-q |
When used with the compress command, what option below can be used to compress symbolic links? |
-f |
What command can be used to display the contents of a file that was compressed with the compress utility? |
zcat |
What two device files below represent the first SCSI tape device, rewinding and non-rewinding? |
/dev/st0 /dev/nst0 |
What command can be used to search for DPM package information? |
dpkg-query |
The cpio command has the ability to handle long filenames and can be used to back up device files. |
True |
What two options can be used with the tar utility to either compress or decompress an archive using the gzip or compress utilities respectively? |
-Z -z |
The tar utility cannot back up device files or files with filenames longer than 255 characters. |
True |
If no level of compression is specified, the gzip command assumes what compression level? |
6 |
The Adaptive Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm used by the compress utility is capable of an average compression ratio of what percent? |
40-50 |
What option can be added to the rpm command to upgrade a specified package only if an older version exists on the system? |
-F |
What two commands below can be used to view the contents of a bzip2-compressed file page by page? |
bzless bzmore |
Select the option that, when used with the gzip command, causes the compression ratio for files that have been compressed to be listed: |
-l |
When used with the uncompress command, what option displays the contents of the compress file to Standard Output? |
-c |
Select the options to use with the cpio utility to cause the utility to extract files from an archive, and overwrite existing files during extraction without prompting for user confirmation: |
-i -u |
What yum command below can display a list of package group names? |
yum grouplist |
Because the Makefile often includes some documented items, it is good form to read the Makefile after running the configure script. |
True |
What command looks for a Makefile and uses the information within to compile the source code into binary programs using the appropriate compiler program for the local hardware architecture? |
make |
The compress utility preserves the original ownership, modification, and access time for each file that it compresses. |
True |
What is the average compression ratio for the gzip utility using the LZ77 compression algorithm? |
60%-70% |
When using the gzip utility, the -1 option is also known as best compression and results in a higher compression ratio. |
False |
What option can be added to the dpkg command to remove a specified package from the system, including any configuration files used by the package? |
-P |
An RPM package can be converted to a cpio archive using what command? |
rpm2cpio |