
Apt-file
Encyclopedia
apt-file is a command in the Advanced Packaging Tool
family that allows you to find which package includes a specific file. This
application provides similar information to the web site http://packages.debian.org.
Additionally apt-file can be used to list all files included in a package without installing or downloading it.
apt-file update
This command attempts to fetch the Contents-.gz files from the remote sources that are specified in /etc/apt/sources.list. Once this is done, the database can be queried for a list of packages that contain a file, with or without the path specified:
$ apt-file search filename
$ apt-file search path/to/filename
To list the contents of an uninstalled package:
$ apt-file list packagename
Advanced Packaging Tool
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants...
family that allows you to find which package includes a specific file. This
application provides similar information to the web site http://packages.debian.org.
Additionally apt-file can be used to list all files included in a package without installing or downloading it.
Usage
Once installed, apt-file needs to have its database created with the command (as root):apt-file update
This command attempts to fetch the Contents-
$ apt-file search filename
$ apt-file search path/to/filename
To list the contents of an uninstalled package:
$ apt-file list packagename