Chap 12 Sec 8 Linux Application Management Questions

How can you get help with a Linux command?

-h

What is a software package?

A software package is an assemblage of files and information about those files. Packages contain executables (and other files) that have been precompiled and configured for a specific hardware architecture and Linux distribution

Which Linux distributions use the yum command to manage software? Which distributions use apt-get?

Fedora Linux uses yum and Debian distribution like Ubuntu Linux uses the apt-get command.

Which apt-get command updates all of the installed packages on a system?

apt-get dist-upgrade

Which option can be used with the ps command to view all processes running on the system?

ps press enter

Which apt-get command uninstalls a package from the system?

pt-get remove package_name uninstalls the specified package.

Which yum command downloads and installs the latest updates for packages installed on the system?

yum list installed **name of the package you want** press enter

Which yum command searches online repositories for a particular package, downloads it, and installs it?

yum list installed lists all packages installed