Software Installation
Package
Collection of files organized in directories plus a file containing metadata.
False
T/F: Synaptic Package Manager has ads.
True
T/F: Ubuntu Sofware Manager has ads.
PRograms and versions that must exist on your computer for software to run correctly.
What are dependencies?
1. Debian binary file 2. Control archive 3. Data archive
What are the three files that a .deb file contains?
1. Package manager from a command line. 2. GUI package managers. 3. Compiling from source.
What are the three methods of installation?
Advaned Package Tool
What does APT stand for?
An optimized image for your machine.
What does compilation produce?
Treats programs as self-contained, isolated objects that run in their own protected space.
What does the Snap format do?
A list of dependencies.
What does the manifest inside a package contain?
/etc/apt/sources.list
What file contains results from all repositories?
A command line program used to interact with the APT used to install, update, list, and remove packages.
What is APT?
A micro deb file.
What is a .udeb?
A collection of tools to automate installing, removing, upgrading, and configuring software on a Linux distribution.
What is a package manager?
apt policy package
What is the apt command to show installed and available package versions?
apt policy
What is the apt command to show package sources?
apt full-upgrade
What is the apt command to upgrade packaves and remove unnessary dependencies?
apt-cache policy package
What is the apt-get command to show installed and available package versions?
apt-get dis-upgrade
What is the apt-get command to upgrade packaves and remove unnessary dependencies?
apt-cache policy
What is the apt-get commend to show package sources?
dpkg
What is the base package manager for Debian-based distros (Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary)?
rpm
What is the base package manager for Red Hat-based distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora)?
Purge
What is the command keyword for removing a package and all configurations?
autoremove
What is the command keyword for removing unneeded dependencies?
dpkg -i
What is the command to install a .deb file?
dpkg -i -R
What is the command to install several files from the same directory?
apt-get remove
What is the command to remove a .deb files?
apt-get
What is the feature-rich front-end for the DPKG system on Debian-based distros?
.deb
What is the file extension for installer files on Debian-based distros?
yum
What is the front-end for the RPM system on Red Hat-based distributions?
snappy
What is the new self-contained package format developed by Ubuntu?
pacman
What is the package manager for Arch Limux-based distributions?
apt
What is the simplified front-end for the DPKG system on Debian-based distros?
Ubuntu Software Manager
Which came first, Synaptic Package Manager or Ubuntu Software Manager?
apt
Which is used to install software from a remote repository, apt or dkg?
dkg
Which is used to install sotware from a local file, apt or dkg?
1. apt list criteria 2. apt edit-sources
Which two commands can apt perform that apt-get cannot?
