An administrator installed a program from source using make install. Later, they want to remove it, but the source directory has been deleted. What is the best way to remove the installed files?

Use the package manager to remove the program.

Re-download the source, configure with the same options, and run make uninstall.

Manually delete the files listed in the installation log.

Run make clean in the source directory.

What is the primary benefit of using checkinstall instead of running 'make install' directly?

It reduces the size of the compiled binaries

It compiles the source code faster

It automatically updates the system's documentation

It creates a package that can be easily removed or managed with the package manager

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 5)

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 21–25

21application · easy
A developer is building a C++ application that depends on the Boost libraries. The configure script fails because it cannot find Boost headers. Which package should be installed to provide the headers?
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22application · easy
An administrator compiled and installed a custom utility from source using the default prefix. Later, they need to remove it cleanly. The source directory is still available. Which command should they run to remove the installed files?
Select an answer first
23application · medium
An administrator installed a program from source using make install. Later, they want to remove it, but the source directory has been deleted. What is the best way to remove the installed files?
Select an answer first
24application · easy
A developer is compiling a program and wants to speed up the build by using multiple CPU cores. The Makefile supports parallel builds. Which command should they use?
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25foundation · easy
What is the primary benefit of using checkinstall instead of running 'make install' directly?
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206.1 Make and Install Programs from Source (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

A developer is building a C++ application that depends on the Boost libraries. The configure script fails because it cannot find Boost headers. Which package should be installed to provide the headers?

An administrator compiled and installed a custom utility from source using the default prefix. Later, they need to remove it cleanly. The source directory is still available. Which command should they run to remove the installed files?

An administrator installed a program from source using make install. Later, they want to remove it, but the source directory has been deleted. What is the best way to remove the installed files?

A developer is compiling a program and wants to speed up the build by using multiple CPU cores. The Makefile supports parallel builds. Which command should they use?

What is the primary benefit of using checkinstall instead of running 'make install' directly?

Keep studying — Topic 206: System Maintenance