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This page has 20 Select Two (Multi-Select) Questions scenario questions for the LPIC-1 exam, each with detailed explanations and wrong-answer analysis.

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Read the full scenario before looking at the answer options. Identify the constraint or requirement in the scenario, then eliminate options that are generally true but wrong for this specific case. Scenario questions reward careful reading over pattern matching.

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How to approach select two (multi-select) questions

Multi-select questions tell you to 'Choose TWO' or 'Choose THREE'. Getting partial credit is not a thing — you must select all correct answers with no incorrect ones. The stem always states how many to choose, so trust it. These questions require precision, not best-guess elimination.

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Select Two (Multi-Select) Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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A system administrator needs to install a new kernel on a Debian-based system. Which TWO commands can be used to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)

A
apt-cache search linux-image-5.10.0-20-amd64
Why wrong: apt-cache search only searches package names and descriptions, it does not install.
B
apt-get update
Why wrong: apt-get update updates the package index files, it does not install packages.
C
apt-get install linux-image-5.10.0-20-amd64
apt-get install installs packages from repositories, including kernel images.
D
make install
Why wrong: make install is used for compiling and installing software from source, not for package management.
E
dpkg -i linux-image-5.10.0-20-amd64.deb
dpkg -i installs a local .deb package file.

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Practice scenarios

A system administrator needs to install a new kernel on a Debian-based system. Which TWO commands can be used to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to change the default runlevel on a SysV init-based system?

Which THREE commands can be used to display the UUID of a filesystem on a Linux system without superuser privileges? (Choose three.)

Which TWO commands can be used to view the contents of a compressed file named archive.tar.gz without extracting it to disk?

Which TWO commands can be used to count the number of lines in a file named 'data.txt'?

Which TWO commands can be used to display the amount of free and used memory on a Linux system? (Select exactly 2.)

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to reduce boot time on a Linux system? (Select exactly 2.)

Which THREE of the following commands can be used to display information about block devices?

Which TWO of the following are valid mount options for the ext4 filesystem?

Which THREE statements are true about the sed command?

Which TWO commands can be used to display the current runlevel of a system?

Which TWO commands can be used to display the current runlevel of a SysV init system?

Which THREE of the following are valid files or directories used by the Domain Name System (DNS) resolution process on a Linux system?

Which THREE of the following are characteristics of UEFI firmware compared to legacy BIOS? (Select exactly 3.)

Which THREE of the following are valid methods to install a package from a local .deb file?

Which THREE signals are commonly used to terminate a process with the kill command?

Which TWO of the following are true about the /proc filesystem?

Which TWO commands can be used to sort the output of ps -ef by the resident set size (RSS) in descending order?

Which THREE of the following statements are true about the /etc/shadow file?

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to configure network interfaces on a Linux system? (Choose two.)