Workshop

The quiz questions are designed to test your understanding of installing software in FreeBSD.

Quiz

1:The command to install new binary software in FreeBSD is

  1. install

  2. pkgadd

  3. installpkg

  4. loadsoft

  5. None of the above

A1: The correct answer is E. Watch out for answer B. It is wrong because it lacks an underscore. The correct answer is pkg_add.
2:The FreeBSD ports tree is

  1. A method of easily installing software from source code.

  2. A list of instructions necessary to build and install various applications.

  3. Not the same as the package system.

  4. All of the above.

A2: The correct answer is D.
3:The command to install a port that has already been built is

  1. make

  2. make install

  3. install

  4. install port

  5. None of the above

A3: The correct answer is B. Answer A is wrong because ...

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