Installing and uninstalling software in Intro to Computing - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to start installing software using a common command.

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sudo [1] install package-name

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Aapt-get

Bremove

Cupdate

Dclean

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Common Mistakes

Using 'remove' instead of 'apt-get' will not install software.

Using 'update' or 'clean' are for other purposes, not installation.

The apt-get command is used on many Linux systems to install software packages. The install option tells it to add new software.

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medium

Complete the command to uninstall software on Windows using PowerShell.

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Get-Package -Name package-name | [1]-Package

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AUninstall

BInstall

CUpdate

DFind

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Common Mistakes

Using 'Install' will try to add software, not remove it.

Using 'Update' or 'Find' won't uninstall software.

The Uninstall-Package command in PowerShell removes installed software packages.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to update software on macOS using Homebrew.

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brew [1]

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Aremove

Binstall

Cupgrade

Ddelete

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Common Mistakes

Using 'install' will add new software, not update existing.

Using 'remove' or 'delete' will uninstall software.

The brew upgrade command updates installed software packages to their latest versions on macOS.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that lists installed packages and then removes one on Linux.

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dpkg [1] | grep package-name && sudo apt-get [2] package-name

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A-l

Binstall

Cremove

D-r

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Common Mistakes

Using 'install' in the second blank will try to add software, not remove it.

Using '-r' in the first blank is incorrect; '-l' lists packages.

The dpkg -l command lists installed packages. The apt-get remove command uninstalls the specified package.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a PowerShell script that checks if a package is installed, uninstalls it if found, and confirms removal.

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if (Get-Package -Name [1]) { [2]-Package -Name [1]; Write-Host '[3] removed.' }

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Apackage-name

BUninstall

CPackage

DSoftware

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using 'Install' instead of 'Uninstall' will add software instead of removing.

Using a wrong package name will cause the script to fail.

This script checks if package-name is installed, uninstalls it using Uninstall-Package, and then prints a message saying 'Software removed.'