A team needs to build a specific tagged release of an open-source application from a Git repository. They want to minimize network transfer and avoid downloading the entire history. Which command should they use to fetch only the required tag?

git fetch --depth 1 origin tag v2.1

git clone https://example.com/repo.git && git checkout v2.1

wget https://example.com/repo/archive/v2.1.tar.gz

git clone --depth 1 --branch v2.1 https://example.com/repo.git

An administrator wants to install a compiled application to a custom directory under /opt because the default prefix is not writable by their user. They have already run configure with the default options. Which step should they take next?

Run make install with the DESTDIR variable set to /opt/myapp.

Re-run configure with --prefix=/opt/myapp and then run make and make install.

Run make and then copy the binary to /opt/myapp manually.

Edit the Makefile to change the prefix after configure.

LPI LPIC-2:Linux Engineer (201-450)

Domain 7Objective 1

206.1 Make and Install Programs from Source (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Topic 206: System Maintenance domain, which makes up ~8% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~3–5 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 32 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
A developer wants to clone a source code repository to work on the latest development version. Which tool is the standard choice for this task?
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17foundation · easy
Which package provides the GNU C compiler, a fundamental component of the build toolchain on Linux systems?
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18foundation · easy
Which command is used to remove object files and other temporary build artifacts, but does NOT remove installed files?
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19application · medium
A team needs to build a specific tagged release of an open-source application from a Git repository. They want to minimize network transfer and avoid downloading the entire history. Which command should they use to fetch only the required tag?
Select an answer first
20application · medium
An administrator wants to install a compiled application to a custom directory under /opt because the default prefix is not writable by their user. They have already run configure with the default options. Which step should they take next?
Select an answer first

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206.1 Make and Install Programs from Source (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

A developer wants to clone a source code repository to work on the latest development version. Which tool is the standard choice for this task?

Which package provides the GNU C compiler, a fundamental component of the build toolchain on Linux systems?

Which command is used to remove object files and other temporary build artifacts, but does NOT remove installed files?

A team needs to build a specific tagged release of an open-source application from a Git repository. They want to minimize network transfer and avoid downloading the entire history. Which command should they use to fetch only the required tag?

An administrator wants to install a compiled application to a custom directory under /opt because the default prefix is not writable by their user. They have already run configure with the default options. Which step should they take next?

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