how do i list package contents using apt-file?
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Sometimes it's necessary to see what's inside a package which was not installed. Normally i use apt-file for this purpose. At most times this works fine, but in some cases i can't retrieve any information about the package contents using apt-file, meanwhile such a package have some files inside and seems not to be a meta package.
For example:
Ubuntu 16.04 lts amd64, package name: linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle.
If i download it, using apt-get download and then extract, i can see vmlinuz-4.15.0-1010-oracle file inside of it.
But apt-file show linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle - shows nothing.
apt-file update was made before any usage of apt-file.
So how should i use apt-file to see content information for this package? And why it shows me nothing?
apt package-management
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
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Sometimes it's necessary to see what's inside a package which was not installed. Normally i use apt-file for this purpose. At most times this works fine, but in some cases i can't retrieve any information about the package contents using apt-file, meanwhile such a package have some files inside and seems not to be a meta package.
For example:
Ubuntu 16.04 lts amd64, package name: linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle.
If i download it, using apt-get download and then extract, i can see vmlinuz-4.15.0-1010-oracle file inside of it.
But apt-file show linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle - shows nothing.
apt-file update was made before any usage of apt-file.
So how should i use apt-file to see content information for this package? And why it shows me nothing?
apt package-management
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48
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Sometimes it's necessary to see what's inside a package which was not installed. Normally i use apt-file for this purpose. At most times this works fine, but in some cases i can't retrieve any information about the package contents using apt-file, meanwhile such a package have some files inside and seems not to be a meta package.
For example:
Ubuntu 16.04 lts amd64, package name: linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle.
If i download it, using apt-get download and then extract, i can see vmlinuz-4.15.0-1010-oracle file inside of it.
But apt-file show linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle - shows nothing.
apt-file update was made before any usage of apt-file.
So how should i use apt-file to see content information for this package? And why it shows me nothing?
apt package-management
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
Sometimes it's necessary to see what's inside a package which was not installed. Normally i use apt-file for this purpose. At most times this works fine, but in some cases i can't retrieve any information about the package contents using apt-file, meanwhile such a package have some files inside and seems not to be a meta package.
For example:
Ubuntu 16.04 lts amd64, package name: linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle.
If i download it, using apt-get download and then extract, i can see vmlinuz-4.15.0-1010-oracle file inside of it.
But apt-file show linux-image-4.15.0-1010-oracle - shows nothing.
apt-file update was made before any usage of apt-file.
So how should i use apt-file to see content information for this package? And why it shows me nothing?
apt package-management
apt package-management
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
asked Apr 3 at 9:06
olesoles
61
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Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48
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Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48
Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48
Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48
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You can also use dpkg -L packagename.
It is similar to apt-file, but it is only searching and listing installed packages.
Also you have to know that commands with apt means, for example: apt-get means installing packages from the INTERNET. Maybe some of your packages are not installed from the internet...
answered Apr 3 at 11:50
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You can also use dpkg -L packagename.
It is similar to apt-file, but it is only searching and listing installed packages.
Also you have to know that commands with apt means, for example: apt-get means installing packages from the INTERNET. Maybe some of your packages are not installed from the internet...
answered Apr 3 at 11:50
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You can also use dpkg -L packagename.
It is similar to apt-file, but it is only searching and listing installed packages.
Also you have to know that commands with apt means, for example: apt-get means installing packages from the INTERNET. Maybe some of your packages are not installed from the internet...
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You can also use dpkg -L packagename.
It is similar to apt-file, but it is only searching and listing installed packages.
Also you have to know that commands with apt means, for example: apt-get means installing packages from the INTERNET. Maybe some of your packages are not installed from the internet...
answered Apr 3 at 11:50
enigmaenigma
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You can also use dpkg -L packagename.
It is similar to apt-file, but it is only searching and listing installed packages.
Also you have to know that commands with apt means, for example: apt-get means installing packages from the INTERNET. Maybe some of your packages are not installed from the internet...
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Do you have other examples? maybe the issue is with that specific package - since its filelist seems to be missing in the online catalog as well
– steeldriver
Apr 3 at 11:48