Removing a package while keeping configuration | LPIC-1 101-500 Exam original practice question

102.4Basic

Remove the installed package example.

Keep dpkg-managed configuration files for a possible later reinstall.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

dpkg -P example: Incorrect. -P purges the package and its managed configuration files.
dpkg -r example: Correct. dpkg -r removes the package but keeps its configuration files.
dpkg -i example: Incorrect. -i installs a deb archive.
dpkg -V example: Incorrect. -V verifies package files rather than removing the package.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectdpkg -P example

Incorrect. -P purges the package and its managed configuration files.

Correctdpkg -r example

Correct. dpkg -r removes the package but keeps its configuration files.

Incorrectdpkg -i example

Incorrect. -i installs a deb archive.

Incorrectdpkg -V example

Incorrect. -V verifies package files rather than removing the package.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

dpkg --help | grep -E -- '--remove|-r' | head -n 1

remove操作の説明。実際の削除は行わない

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-102-192

EnvironmentDebian系 / dpkg 1.22以降

Last technical review2026-08-12