Removing an RPM package | LPIC-1 101-500 Exam original practice question

102.5Basic

Remove the installed package named example.

Specify the package name rather than an RPM archive path.

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.

rpm -r example: Incorrect. -r is not the standard RPM erase option.
rpm -d example: Incorrect. -d is not the package-removal operation.
rpm -e example: Correct. rpm -e example removes the installed package named example.
rpm -p example: Incorrect. -p selects an RPM file for a query; it does not remove a package.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectrpm -r example

Incorrect. -r is not the standard RPM erase option.

Incorrectrpm -d example

Incorrect. -d is not the package-removal operation.

Correctrpm -e example

Correct. rpm -e example removes the installed package named example.

Incorrectrpm -p example

Incorrect. -p selects an RPM file for a query; it does not remove a package.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

rpm --help | grep -E -- '--erase|-e'

erase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-102-207

EnvironmentRPM 4.19〜6.x公式仕様

Last technical review2026-08-12