Eccouncil 312-38 Exam - Topic 9 Question 120 Discussion

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Question #: 120
Topic #: 9

John has planned to update all Linux workstations in his network. The organization is using various Linux distributions including Red hat, Fedora and Debian. Which of following commands will he use to

update each respective Linux distribution?

A1-iii,2-iv,3-ii,4-v

B1-iv,2-v,3-iv,4-iii

C1-v,2-iii,3-i,4-iv

D1-ii,2-i,3-iv,4-iii

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Suggested Answer: C

The correct commands to update the respective Linux distributions are as follows:

Red Hat: Uses theyumcommand or the newerdnfcommand for package management and updates.

Fedora: Originally usedyumbut now has transitioned todnfas the default package manager.

Debian: Utilizes theapt-getcommand for package management tasks, including updates.

The matching from the options provided would be:

1-v: Slackware based systems useAutoupdate.

2-iii: RPM-based systems, which include Fedora, useSwaret.

3-i: Debian based systems useapt-get.

4-iv: Red Hat based systems useup2date.

by Dottie at May 02, 2026, 04:54 PM

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Andra

4 days ago

I think I remember that Red Hat uses `yum` for updates, but I'm not sure about the others.

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