Install and Update Software Packages

Introduction

As a system administrator, you need to be able to install and update software packages on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems. This challenge will test your ability to deploy, configure, and maintain systems by installing and updating software packages from various sources.

Skills Graph

Install a Package from the Red Hat Network

Tasks

• Install the tree package from the Red Hat Network.

Requirements

• Install the tree package in the /home/labex directory.
• Verify that the tree package is installed correctly.

Example

After installing the tree package, you should be able to run the tree command and see the following output:

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Update a Package from a Remote Repository

Tasks

• Update the vim package from a remote repository.

Requirements

• Update the vim package to the latest version available in the remote repository.
• Verify that the vim package is updated correctly.

Example

After updating the vim package, you should be able to run vim --version and see the latest version information.

Summary

In this challenge, you learned how to install and update software packages on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. You installed the tree package from the Red Hat Network and updated the vim package from a remote repository. This challenge helped you develop the skills required to manage software packages in a Red Hat environment, which is an essential task for system administrators.