XDR-Engineer Planning And Installation Practice Question
When planning agent deployment strategies across different operating systems, which TWO package formats are utilized for macOS and Linux endpoints respectively? (Choose two)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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PKG format for macOS endpoints
macOS uses PKG installer packages, while Linux distributions typically use RPM or DEB packages.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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MSI format for Linux endpoints
Why it's wrong here
MSI is exclusively for Windows endpoints.
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PKG format for macOS endpoints
Why this is correct
PKG is the standard installer package format for macOS operating systems.
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EXE format for macOS endpoints
Why it's wrong here
EXE is a Windows executable format.
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DMG format for headless Linux servers
Why it's wrong here
DMG is a disk image format used for macOS GUI app distribution, not headless Linux servers.
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RPM or DEB format for Linux endpoints
Why this is correct
RPM and DEB are the standard package formats for Red Hat/CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions respectively.
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