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LPI - LINUX ESSENTIALS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools?
→ The package file format is rpm.
→ The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your current
working directory?
→ mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution?
→ Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______.
→ Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft?
→ Copyleft is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise Linux
server installation?
→ Standard
What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf *
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→ Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for?
→ Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean?
→ The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with
normal user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility?
→ man or info, followed by the utility name
To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path?
→ $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations?
→ The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default?
→ useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't create it by default.
What command could you use to display command history?
→ history
What provides the basic utilities expected to exist on an operating system?
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LPI - LINUX ESSENTIALS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2024/2025
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools?
→ The package file format is rpm.
→ The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your current
working directory?
→ mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution?
→ Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______.
→ Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft?
→ Copyleft is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise Linux
server installation?
→ Standard
What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf *
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→ Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for?
→ Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean?
→ The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with
normal user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility?
→ man or info, followed by the utility name
To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path?
→ $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations?
→ The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default?
→ useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't create it by default.
What command could you use to display command history?
→ history
What provides the basic utilities expected to exist on an operating system?
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