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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Christoper

4 days ago

Option D seems off. I don’t trust those commands.

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Luke

9 days ago

I’m leaning towards option C. Debian needs that command.

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Dante

14 days ago

I feel option B makes more sense for Fedora updates.

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Shalon

19 days ago

I think option A is correct. It matches the commands well.

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Armando

24 days ago

I thought Ubuntu was the main one for Debian, not sure about this!

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Laura

29 days ago

Fedora definitely uses `dnf`, so option A makes sense.

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Brandon

1 month ago

Wait, does Debian really use `apt`? Seems off.

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Stephane

1 month ago

Totally agree, option A looks correct!

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Paulina

1 month ago

Red Hat uses `yum` for updates, right?

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Florencia

2 months ago

I think the order matters here, and I remember `apt` for Debian, but I’m not confident about the rest.

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Roosevelt

3 months ago

I’m a bit confused about Fedora; I feel like it might also use `dnf`, but I can't recall the exact command.

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Marva

3 months ago

I practiced a similar question where Debian used `apt-get`, so I might lean towards that for the second one.

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Andra

4 months ago

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

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