apt (Debian/Ubuntu) basics in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to update the package list on a Debian/Ubuntu system.

Linux CLI

sudo apt [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aremove

Bupdate

Cinstall

Dupgrade

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'upgrade' instead of 'update' which upgrades packages instead of refreshing the list.

Using 'install' which installs new packages, not update the list.

The 'apt update' command refreshes the package list from repositories.

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medium

Complete the command to install the package named 'curl'.

Linux CLI

sudo apt [1] curl

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aremove

Bupdate

Cinstall

Dupgrade

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'remove' which deletes packages instead of installing.

Using 'update' which refreshes package lists but does not install.

The 'apt install' command installs new packages like 'curl'.

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hard

Fix the command to upgrade all installed packages to the newest version.

Linux CLI

sudo apt [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aupgrade

Bupdate

Cinstall

Dremove

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'update' which only refreshes package lists but does not upgrade packages.

Using 'install' which installs new packages, not upgrade existing ones.

The 'apt upgrade' command upgrades all installed packages to their latest versions.

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hard

Fill both blanks to remove the package 'nano' and clean up unused packages.

Linux CLI

sudo apt [1] nano && sudo apt [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aremove

Bupdate

Cautoremove

Dinstall

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'install' instead of 'remove' to delete a package.

Using 'update' instead of 'autoremove' to clean unused packages.

First, 'apt remove nano' deletes the package. Then, 'apt autoremove' cleans unused dependencies.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to update package lists, upgrade packages, and clean cache.

Linux CLI

sudo apt [1] && sudo apt [2] && sudo apt [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aupdate

Bupgrade

Cautoclean

Dautoremove

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'autoremove' instead of 'autoclean' to clean cache.

Skipping 'update' before 'upgrade' which can cause outdated upgrades.

The sequence updates lists, upgrades packages, then cleans old package files.