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Investigating Packages with DNF

The DNF utility provides many options for locating and gaining information about installed and available packages. In this hands-on lab, you will be tasked with finding packages based on specific search criteria and the utilities and files they provide. *This lab is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Jun 14, 2022

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Search for Available Packages Based on Specific Criteria

    • Search for an available package that includes a virtualization API.
    • Search for an available package that includes a web server and a reverse proxy server.
    • Search for a package with a utility that combines traceroute and ping.

  2. Challenge

    Find Packages That Provide Specific Utilities

    • Search for a package that provides the nmap utility.
      • Once located, determine whether it's installed or available, and view additional information about the package.
      • List the files provided by the package
    • Search for a package that provides the netstat utility.
      • Once located, determine whether it's installed or available, and view additional information about the package.
      • List the files provided by the package.

  3. Challenge

    Find Packages That Provide or Own Specific Files

    • Using the dnf provides command, find a package that provides the smb.conf file.
      • Determine whether or not the package is installed.
      • Use the dnf repoquery command to view more information about the package (should be restricted to installed packages).
    • Using the dnf repoquery command, list the package that owns the /etc/chrony.conf file (it should be restricted to installed packages).
      • Using the same command for listing the package, display detailed information about the package.
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