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Find the package that provides a file not yet installed

harmlessDebian and APTdebian, ubuntu
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user@server
apt-file search bin/mysqldump

Searches the file lists of all packages from the configured sources and shows which packages contain a file with this path fragment. Helpful for command not found or when a specific header file is missing for a build. Unlike dpkg -S, it also finds packages that are not installed.

Note: apt-file is not preinstalled. Run apt install apt-file and then apt-file update once as root.

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Find which installed package a file belongs to

$dpkg -S /usr/bin/curl
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Compare installed and available package versions

$apt-cache policy nginx
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Find modified package configuration files

#debsums -ce
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List installed packages sorted by size

$dpkg-query -Wf '${Installed-Size}\t${Package}\n' | sort -rn | head -n 20
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Show available package updates

#apt update && apt list --upgradable
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Copy a file

$cp -ip -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/.htaccess /var/www/vhosts/example.com/private/htaccess-copy
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