XK0-005 Question #299: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A Linux administrator has downloaded the network-tools-12.1-17.i386.rpm package for installation to a local system. The administrator issues the rpm -ivh nerwork-cools-12.1- 17.i386.rpm command to install the package. After attempting to use the newly installed package, the administrator realizes the package for the system's architecture was not installed correctly. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to remove the package from the system?

Options

• Arpm -e network-tools
• Brpm -U network-tools-12.1-17.i386.rpm
• Crpm -ivh network-tools-12.1-17.i686.rpm
• Drpm -r network-tools

Explanation

To remove an RPM package, the rpm -e command is used, specifying the package name rather than the full file name.

Common mistakes.

• B. The rpm -U (or --upgrade) command is used to upgrade or install a package, not remove it.
• C. The rpm -ivh command is used to install a package (-i), show verbose output (-v), and display a hash mark progress bar (-h), not to remove it; furthermore, i686 is another architecture, not a removal command.
• D. The -r option is not a standard or documented option for rpm to remove a package; -e is the correct option for erasing.

Concept tested. RPM package uninstallation

Reference. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/rpm.8.html

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