FC0-U71 Applications and Software Practice Question
A user wants to install a program on their Ubuntu Linux system. Which TWO file extensions are commonly used for Linux installer packages? (Select TWO.)
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.deb
.deb and .rpm are package formats for Debian-based and Red Hat-based Linux distributions, respectively.
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.deb
Why this is correct
.deb is used by Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.
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.dmg
Why it's wrong here
.dmg is a macOS disk image.
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.exe
Why it's wrong here
.exe is a Windows installer.
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.rpm
Why this is correct
.rpm is used by Red Hat-based systems.
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.msi
Why it's wrong here
.msi is a Windows installer.
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