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Which of the following apt-get commands will install the newest versions of all currently installed packages without removing any packages or installing new packages that are not already installed?

A.
auto-update
A.
auto-update
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B.
upgrade
B.
upgrade
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C.
dist-upgrade
C.
dist-upgrade
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D.
install
D.
install
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E.
update
E.
update
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Suggested answer: B

What is the difference between the --remove and the --purge action with the dpkg command?

A.
--remove removes the program, --purge also removes the config files
A.
--remove removes the program, --purge also removes the config files
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B.
--remove only removes the program, --purge only removes the config files
B.
--remove only removes the program, --purge only removes the config files
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C.
--remove removes a package, --purge also removes all packages dependent on it
C.
--remove removes a package, --purge also removes all packages dependent on it
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D.
--remove removes only the package file itself, --purge removes all files related to the package
D.
--remove removes only the package file itself, --purge removes all files related to the package
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Suggested answer: A

You want to preview where the package file, apache-xml.i386.rpm, will install its files before installing it. What command do you issue?

A.
rpm -qp apache-xml.i386.rpm
A.
rpm -qp apache-xml.i386.rpm
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B.
rpm -qv apache-xml.i386.rpm
B.
rpm -qv apache-xml.i386.rpm
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C.
rpm -ql apache-xml.i386.rpm
C.
rpm -ql apache-xml.i386.rpm
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D.
rpm -qpl apache-xml.i386.rpm
D.
rpm -qpl apache-xml.i386.rpm
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Suggested answer: D

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Typically, which top level system directory is used for files and data that change regularly while the system is running and are to be kept between reboots? (Specify only the top level directory)

A.
/var, /var/, var, var/
A.
/var, /var/, var, var/
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Suggested answer: A

Which of the following commands can be used to create a USB storage media from a disk image?

A.
gdisk
A.
gdisk
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B.
dd
B.
dd
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C.
cc
C.
cc
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D.
fdisk
D.
fdisk
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E.
mount
E.
mount
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Suggested answer: B

In Bash, inserting 1>&2 after a command redirects

A.
standard error to standard input.
A.
standard error to standard input.
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B.
standard input to standard error.
B.
standard input to standard error.
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C.
standard output to standard error.
C.
standard output to standard error.
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D.
standard error to standard output.
D.
standard error to standard output.
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E.
standard output to standard input.
E.
standard output to standard input.
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Suggested answer: C

What command will generate a list of user names from /etc/passwd along with their login shell?

A.
column -s : 1,7 /etc/passwd
A.
column -s : 1,7 /etc/passwd
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B.
chop -c 1,7 /etc/passwd
B.
chop -c 1,7 /etc/passwd
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C.
colrm 1,7 /etc/passwd
C.
colrm 1,7 /etc/passwd
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D.
cut -d: -f1,7 /etc/passwd
D.
cut -d: -f1,7 /etc/passwd
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Suggested answer: D

In a nested directory structure, which find command line option would be used to restrict the command to searching down a particular number of subdirectories?

A.
-dirmax
A.
-dirmax
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B.
-maxdepth
B.
-maxdepth
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C.
-maxlevels
C.
-maxlevels
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D.
-n
D.
-n
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E.
-s
E.
-s
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Suggested answer: B

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the command foo 1> bar?

A.
The stdout from the command foo is appended to the file bar.
A.
The stdout from the command foo is appended to the file bar.
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B.
The stdout from the command foo overwrites the file bar.
B.
The stdout from the command foo overwrites the file bar.
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C.
The command foo receives its stdin from the file bar.
C.
The command foo receives its stdin from the file bar.
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D.
The command foo receives its stdin from the stdout of the command bar.
D.
The command foo receives its stdin from the stdout of the command bar.
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E.
The stderr from the command foo is saved to the file bar.
E.
The stderr from the command foo is saved to the file bar.
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Suggested answer: B

Which of the following commands kills the process with the PID 123 but allows the process to "clean up" before exiting?

A.
kill -PIPE 123
A.
kill -PIPE 123
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B.
kill -KILL 123
B.
kill -KILL 123
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C.
kill -STOP 123
C.
kill -STOP 123
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D.
kill -TERM 123
D.
kill -TERM 123
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Suggested answer: D
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