Linux Chapter 8

grub2-mkconfig

After modifying the /etc/default/grub file, what command should be run to rebuild the grub config files?

0

At what run level does a Linux system have no daemons active in memory, allowing it to be safely powered off?

False

Fedora 20 makes use of the XFree86 implementation of X Windows.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

In Fedora 20, where are user configured settings for Xorg stored?

2

In Linux, what run level is also known as the multiuser mode?

system-config-keyboard

In order to change keyboard layout if X Windows can't detect the layout, you should use what CLI command?

(hd0,0)

In standard GRUB notation, select the option below that represents the first hard drive in a system, and the first partition on that hard drive.

image=

In the /etc/lilo.conf file, what keyword should be specified in order to provide the absolute pathname to the Linux kernel?

True

Much like the SysV init daemon, the System init daemon is used to start daemons during system initialization as well as start and stop daemons after system initialization.

chkconfig

On Linux systems that use the traditional UNIX sysV init, what command below can be used to list and modify the run levels that a daemon is started in?

xvidtune

Once X Windows is configured, what command can be used to fine tune the vertical and horizontal refresh rate?

append=; boot=

Select the two keywords that can be used in the lilo.conf file in order to specify where LILO should be installed, and what parameters should be passed to the Linux kernel when loaded:

metacity; mutter

Select the two windows managers that have been used in GNOME:

False

The /etc/rc.d/rc 5 script only executes files that start with S in the /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/directory.

GTK+toolkit; mutter

The Gnome 3 desktop environment utilizes what window manager and toolkit below?

Qt toolkit; kwin

The K desktop environment utilizes what window manager and toolkit below?

/boot

Under what directory is the Linux kernel stored?

grub2-install

What command below can be used to re-install GRUB2 in the event that the boot loader becomes corrupted?

lilo -U

What command below can be used to uninstall the LILO bootloader from an active partition?

grubby

What command can be used to configure the LILO, ELILO, GRUB, GRUB2 boot loaders?

graphical.target

What is the default target on a system with a GUI installed?

quiet

What keyword tells the Linux kernel to avoid printing errors to the screen during system startup?

Stage1

What stage of the GRUB boot loader typically resides on the MBR / GPT?

compiz; beryl

What two window managers is the Compiz Fusion window manager based upon?

systemctl

When using System, what command can be used to start, stop, and configure daemons to start automatically when the system starts?

service

Which command below can be used to start, stop, or restart any daemons in the /etc/init.d directory?

True

You can choose to use a window manager only, and not use a desktop manager.