102.5 – Use RPM and YUM package management

102.5 – Use RPM and YUM package management

Weight

3

Description

Candidates should be able to perform package management using RPM, YUM and Zypper.

Key Knowledge Areas

  • Install, re-install, upgrade and remove packages using RPM, YUM and Zypper.

  • Obtain information on RPM packages such as version, status, dependencies, integrity and signatures.

  • Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from.

  • Awareness of dnf.

Files, Terms, and Utilities

  • rpm

  • rpm2cpio

  • /etc/yum.conf

  • /etc/yum.repos.d/

  • yum

  • zypper