Find out packages contain the file you are looking for
Which installed package does that file belong to?
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dpkg -S filename |
apt-file tool can help to find out which packages contain a file.
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sudo apt-get install apt-file |
Some other useful package management options
To list all installed packages
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dpkg --get-selections |
To list the files in a package.
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dpkg -L packageName |
To list recently installed packages
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ls -lt /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list|less |