yum/dnf (RHEL/CentOS) basics in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to install a package named 'httpd' using dnf.

Linux CLI

sudo dnf [1] httpd

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

Aupdate

Bremove

Cinstall

Dlist

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'remove' instead of 'install' will uninstall packages.

Using 'update' tries to update packages, not install new ones.

The 'install' option tells dnf to install the specified package.

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medium

Complete the command to list all installed packages using yum.

Linux CLI

yum [1] installed

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

Alist

Bcheck

Cinfo

Dsearch

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'search' will look for packages but not list installed ones.

Using 'info' shows details about a package, not a list.

The 'list' option with 'installed' shows all installed packages.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to update all packages using dnf.

Linux CLI

sudo dnf [1]

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

Aupgrade

Bremove

Cinstall

Dlist

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'install' will try to add new packages, not update existing ones.

Using 'remove' deletes packages instead of updating.

The 'upgrade' option updates all installed packages to the latest version.

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hard

Fill both blanks to search for a package named 'vim' using yum.

Linux CLI

yum [1] [2]

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

Asearch

Binstall

Cvim

Dremove

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'install' instead of 'search' will try to install the package.

Swapping the order of words will cause errors.

The 'search' command followed by the package name 'vim' looks for that package.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to remove the package 'nano' using dnf without asking for confirmation.

Linux CLI

sudo dnf [1] nano [2] -y [3]

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

Aremove

B--assumeyes

C--quiet

Dinstall

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'install' instead of 'remove' will add the package.

Forgetting '-y' will ask for confirmation.

Not using '--quiet' will show more output.

The 'remove' command deletes the package, '--assumeyes' skips confirmation, and '--quiet' reduces output.