CompTIA Linux+ Portable Command Guide: All the commands for the CompTIA XK0-004 exam in one compact, portable resource, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7. Given a scenario, conduct software installations, configurations, updates, and removals

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

Package types

• .rpm

• .deb

• .tar

• .tgz

• .gz

Installation tools

• RPM

• Dpkg

• APT

• YUM

• DNF

• Zypper

Build tools

• Commands (make, make install)

• ldd

• Compilers

• Shared libraries

Repositories

• Configuration

• Creation

• Syncing

• Locations

Acquisition commands

• wget

• curl

Package Types

A package type is a file type used to define what kind of content should be stored in the file. The type is indicated by the file extension (.rpm, .deb, and so on). It is important to know which package types match up with which extensions, as this will determine which tool is used to manage the package ...