IT1510 Installation Practice Quiz

When removing a package, which of the following dpkg options will completely remove the files including configuration files?

--purge

Which file contains the list of Internet sites that are searched by the apt-get program to find available software and updates?

/etc/apt/sources.list

What of the following statements is true regarding a display manager?

After system startup, the display manager handles the login of a user.

What are some different types of distributions

All of the other answers; Server, Appliance, Live

You want to use Linux as a firewall, you would most probably select a ______ distribution

Appliance

What is the purpose of the xhost program?

Grant or revoke access to a X11 session

How do I verify that I have downloaded a linux file correctly

Check the hash code

The command sudo apt-get update does what?

Downloads the package lists form the repositories

Which of the following commands should be added to /etc/bash_profile in order to change the language of messages for an internationalized program to Portuguese (pt)?

Export LC_MESSAGES="pt"

What is a linux package:

In Linux distributions, a "package" refers to a compressed file archive containing all of the files that come with a particular application. The files are usually stored in the package according to their relative installation paths on your system. Most packages also contain installation instructions for the OS, as well as a list of any other packages that are dependencies (prerequisites required for installation.

What does the command apt-get install PackageName do?

Installs Packagename

What is true about the file /etc/localtime?

It is either a symlink to or a copy of a timezone information file such as /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin.

What is true about the ntpdate command?

It queries one or more NTP time servers and adjusts the system time accordingly.

Which of these things is NOT done by a package manager?

Overwrite local custom configurations

A distribution of software that simplifies administration by identifying dependencies, automatically updating configuration files, and allowing for the easy removal of software is called a.

Package

What is the purpose of the sticky keys feature in X?

To assist users who have difficulty holding down multiple keys at once.

Which of the following commands lists the dependencies of a given dpkg package?

apt-cache depends package

you can find programs to install using the ______ command in ubuntu.

apt-cache search searchterm

Before performing software installation it is a good idea to download the catalog of packages available for your system. How do I do this?

apt-get update

Which of the following commands should be run first for best effect?

apt-get update

Which of the following commands will apply updates to an Ubuntu system?

apt-get upgrade

What does "sudo apt-get update" do?

downloads the package lists from the repositories and "updates" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies. It will do this for all repositories and PPAs.

Which command would help me see what has been installed on the computer?

dpkg -get-selections

A distribution of linux that can boot directly from source media without installation is called a____ version.

live

Which Bash option prevents a user from accidentally overwriting a file with a ">"?

set -o noclobber