FC0-U71 Applications and Software Practice Question
A user wants to install a software package on a Linux system using a package that ends in .deb. Which Linux distribution family is most likely being used?
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Debian-based (e.g., Ubuntu)
The .deb package format is used by Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint.
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openSUSE
Why it's wrong here
openSUSE uses .rpm packages.
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Arch Linux
Why it's wrong here
Arch uses .pkg.tar.xz packages and Pacman.
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Debian-based (e.g., Ubuntu)
Why this is correct
Correct. .deb is the package format for Debian-based systems.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Why it's wrong here
Red Hat uses .rpm packages.
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