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Check yourself 01-package-management-and-safe-system-updates: Quiz

Retrieval practice. Target >=80%.

Class 22: Package management and safe updates
Class 22 visual reference. Use it as the map, then prove it in the reading, lesson, and lab.

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Module: Network Operations
Activity type: Quiz / retrieval practice
Target: ≥80%
Objective: Explain the difference between a package repository, package metadata, dependency resolver, transaction engine, installed-package database, and running services.

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Questions

    1. What is the main purpose of a package-manager simulation?
    1. On an APT system, what resolver behavior distinguishes upgrade from dist-upgrade or full-upgrade?
    1. Why must simulation standard error and exit status be preserved?
    1. Name four categories of package changes that should trigger additional maintenance review.
    1. Does a successful repository signature prove that an update is compatible with a homelab application? Explain.
    1. Why is package downgrade alone an insufficient rollback strategy?
    1. What should an operator do when a simulation cannot acquire the dpkg lock or reports that privileges are required?
    1. What does the batch-plan artifact do, and what does it explicitly not do?
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After scoring

  • Missed items → return to Reading → redo Feynman Retry → reattempt.
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