Installing Software in Red Hat Linux

 Installing Software in Red Hat Linux

1. Which package manager is commonly used in Red Hat Linux for installing software?

A) apt

B) dnf

C) pacman

D) zypper

Correct Answer: B) dnf

2. What command would you use to install a package named httpd using dnf?

A) dnf install httpd

B) dnf add httpd

C) dnf get httpd

D) dnf fetch httpd

Correct Answer: A) dnf install httpd

3. Which command is used to update all installed packages to their latest versions in Red Hat Linux?

A) dnf upgrade

B) dnf update

C) dnf refresh

D) dnf install

Correct Answer: B) dnf update

4. What is the purpose of the --setopt option in the dnf command?

A) To specify a configuration option for the command

B) To set the installation directory

C) To enable verbose output

D) To remove a package

Correct Answer: A) To specify a configuration option for the command

5. Which command would you use to search for a package named vim in the repositories?

A) dnf search vim

B) dnf find vim

C) dnf locate vim

D) dnf query vim

Correct Answer: A) dnf search vim

6. What file contains the repository configuration for dnf in Red Hat Linux?

A) /etc/dnf.conf

B) /etc/yum.repos.d/

C) /etc/yum.conf

D) /etc/dnf.repos.d/

Correct Answer: B) /etc/yum.repos.d/

7. Which command would you use to remove an installed package named nginx?

A) dnf remove nginx

B) dnf delete nginx

C) dnf uninstall nginx

D) dnf erase nginx

Correct Answer: A) dnf remove nginx (though dnf erase nginx is also valid)

8. What is the purpose of the dnf clean all command?

A) To remove all installed packages

B) To clear the cache and metadata

C) To update the package manager

D) To reinstall all packages

Correct Answer: B) To clear the cache and metadata

9. Which command would you use to display detailed information about a package named curl?

A) dnf info curl

B) dnf details curl

C) dnf show curl

D) dnf package curl

Correct Answer: A) dnf info curl

10. What is the default behavior of dnf when installing a package that has dependencies?

A) It will fail if dependencies are not met

B) It will automatically install the required dependencies

C) It will prompt the user to install dependencies manually

D) It will skip the installation of the package

Correct Answer: B) It will automatically install the required dependencies