Removing a package and its configuration | LPIC-1 101-500 Exam original practice question

102.4Basic

Completely remove the installed package example.

Include dpkg-managed configuration files in the removal.

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 -r example: Incorrect. -r removes the package but normally keeps configuration files.
dpkg -l example: Incorrect. -l lists package status.
dpkg -P example: Correct. dpkg -P purges the package and its managed configuration.
dpkg -C example: Incorrect. -C reports partially installed packages.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectdpkg -r example

Incorrect. -r removes the package but normally keeps configuration files.

Incorrectdpkg -l example

Incorrect. -l lists package status.

Correctdpkg -P example

Correct. dpkg -P purges the package and its managed configuration.

Incorrectdpkg -C example

Incorrect. -C reports partially installed packages.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

dpkg --help | grep -E -- '--purge|-P' | head -n 1

purge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-102-193

EnvironmentDebian系 / dpkg 1.22以降

Last technical review2026-08-12