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LPIC-1 Shells, Scripting and Data Management Practice Question
Match each package manager to its associated distribution family.
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APT: Debian-based distributions
Common package managers and their distribution families: APT (Debian), YUM/DNF (Red Hat), ZYpp (SUSE), pacman (Arch). Distractor options swap these associations.
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APT: Debian-based distributions
Why this is correct
APT is the package manager used by Debian, Ubuntu, and their derivatives.
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YUM: Red Hat-based distributions
Why this is correct
YUM (now often replaced by DNF) is the package manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS, etc.
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ZYpp: SUSE-based distributions
Why this is correct
ZYpp is the package manager used by openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.
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pacman: Arch Linux
Why this is correct
pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux and its derivatives.
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APT: Red Hat-based distributions
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — APT is associated with Debian-based distributions, not Red Hat-based.
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YUM: SUSE-based distributions
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — YUM is associated with Red Hat-based distributions, not SUSE-based.
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