What does a package manager do when it encounters a dependency that is not available in the configured repositories?

It installs the package anyway and ignores the missing dependency.

It installs the package and marks the dependency as optional.

It fails to install the package and reports the missing dependency.

It automatically downloads the dependency from the internet.

A developer installed the 'docker-ce' package on a Debian 11 server to test containerized applications. The testing phase is complete, and the developer wants to remove the package along with its configuration files and any unused dependencies. Which command should be used?

apt purge docker-ce && apt autoremove

A server running Ubuntu 20.04 has been configured with a custom repository that provides a newer version of the 'nginx' package than the default repository. The administrator wants to upgrade nginx to the version from the custom repository. However, 'apt upgrade nginx' installs the version from the default repository. What should the administrator do?

Use 'apt install nginx=version' to specify the exact version from the custom repository

Remove the default repository from sources.list

Run 'apt update' and then 'apt upgrade nginx'

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Software Management XK0-006 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Services and User Management domain, which accounts for 20% of the XK0-006 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~7–12 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 31 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
Which command verifies the integrity and authenticity of an RPM package file before installation?
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17foundation · easy
Which package management tool is the default for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu?
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18foundation · easy
What does a package manager do when it encounters a dependency that is not available in the configured repositories?
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19application · medium
A developer installed the 'docker-ce' package on a Debian 11 server to test containerized applications. The testing phase is complete, and the developer wants to remove the package along with its configuration files and any unused dependencies. Which command should be used?
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20expert · hard
A server running Ubuntu 20.04 has been configured with a custom repository that provides a newer version of the 'nginx' package than the default repository. The administrator wants to upgrade nginx to the version from the custom repository. However, 'apt upgrade nginx' installs the version from the default repository. What should the administrator do?
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Questions 16–20

Which command verifies the integrity and authenticity of an RPM package file before installation?

Which package management tool is the default for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu?

What does a package manager do when it encounters a dependency that is not available in the configured repositories?

A developer installed the 'docker-ce' package on a Debian 11 server to test containerized applications. The testing phase is complete, and the developer wants to remove the package along with its configuration files and any unused dependencies. Which command should be used?

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