Chapter 13: Software management

dnf and rpm quiz

Ten questions across the whole chapter. Each answer explains why. Aim for eight before moving on to chapter 14.

• Which command lists the files a package installed?
• Which command tells you which installed package owns a file?
• Which command shows what changed in a file compared to its package?
• dnf install httpd — what comes after the dependency list?
• Which command undoes the last dnf transaction?
• What does gpgcheck=1 protect against?
• How do you create a repository from a directory of .rpm files?
• How do you prove that a package came from your repository?
• What does dnf module reset nginx do?
• Which command lists available updates without installing them?