How do I know which package provides a command?

Debian or Ubuntu Linux commands to find out which package owns a file:

Open the terminal application.
Type the following command to find out what package provides /usr/bin/passwd file:
Type the following command to find out what package provides /usr/bin/passwd file:
Use apt-file package searching utility:

What is Package command?

Use the package commands to develop and install packages. force:package:create. Creates a package. force:package:delete.

Which command is used to search a package in Linux?

Apt-cache is a command-line tool used for searching apt packages on a Ubuntu or Debian based systems. With apt-cache search, you can search for any package using the keyword related to its name or description. In the output, it displays all the packages matching the search criteria.

How do I search apt repository?

To find out the package name and with it description before installing, use the ‘search’ flag. Using “search” with apt-cache will display a list of matched packages with short description. Let’s say you would like to find out description of package ‘vsftpd’, then command would be.

How do I see the contents of an RPM package?

The following command will list all the files inside an RPM package:

$ rpm -qlp ./path/to/test.rpm.
$ rpm -qlpv ./packagecloud-test-1.1-1.x86_64.rpm -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8286 Jul 16 2014 /usr/local/bin/packagecloud_hello.
$ rpm -ql packagecloud-test.
$ rpm2cpio ./packagecloud-test-1.1-1.x86_64.rpm.

Which command enables you to find the rpm a specific file belongs to?

c. Explanation: Use the rpm -qf command to find which RPM package a specific file comes from.

Which command would list all rpm packages installed?

To view all the files of an installed rpm packages, use the -ql (query list) with rpm command.

How to find which package a file belongs to?

Use the -q option with dnf to show only the relevant output. To show what files are in a package, use the rpm command. If you have the file name, you can turn this around and find the related package.

Where do I find the package name in Ubuntu?

Go to packages.ubuntu.com and follow your nose. In particular, scroll down to “Search the contents of packages” and enter the file name or system command.

How to find where a command came from?

In particular, scroll down to “Search the contents of packages” and enter the file name or system command. enter dpkg-query –search ‘command’ where ‘command’ is the command whose owning package you’re trying to find. Not the answer you’re looking for?

How to know which package a particular function belongs to in R?

So I have to always remember and load a package and I can not do ?tbl_df unless I have loaded the correct package. Is there a way to know to which package a particular function belongs to, prior to loading or installing of the package in R console itself. Any help is highly appreciated.

How do I know which package provides a command?