Tag: aptfile

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apt-file is an application to search for files in the Debian repository. Its use is similar to apt-get, for example:

Update the package contents:

apt-file update

Search some some file:

apt-file search /path/to/some.file

Remove the package content files:

apt-file purge

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Search for a package with apt-file

Recently I needed ogg123 on an Ubuntu server to convert some media. Naturally, I wanted to use aptitude to install it, but I didn't know what package it was in. Now, you can always google of course, but you can also use system commands to find the package you need.