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Where does apt-get install files?
Normally it is installed in /usr/bin or /bin if it contains some shared library it is installed it in /usr/lib or /lib. Also sometimes in /usr/local/lib.
How will you get the source using APT-get?
How to get source code of package using the apt-get/apt command
- Step 1 – Enable source code repo. Sources are normally not installed.
- Step 2 – Update index.
- Step 3 – Download Ubuntu package’s source code.
- Step 4 – Understanding downloaded source code files.
Where are packages installed in Ubuntu?
If you know the name of the executable, you can use the which command to find the location of the binary, but that doesn’t give you information on where the supporting files might be located. There’s an easy way to see the locations of all the files installed as part of the package, using the dpkg utility.
How do I know if apt-get packages installed?
Open the terminal application or log in to the remote server using ssh (e.g. ssh user@sever-name ) Run command apt list –installed to list all installed packages on Ubuntu. To display a list of packages satisfying certain criteria such as show matching apache2 packages, run apt list apache.
How do I find where a package is installed in Linux?
The dpkg-query command can be used to show if a specific package is installed in your system. To do it, run dpkg-query followed by the -l flag and the name of the package you want information about.
How do I install apt package version?
To install a new package, complete the following steps:
- Run the dpkg command to ensure that the package is not already installed on the system:
- If the package is installed already, ensure it is the version you need.
- Run apt-get update then install the package and upgrade:
What is apt file command?
apt-file is a software package that indexes the contents of packages in your available repositories and allows you to search for a particular file among all available packages. You can use apt-file to quickly find out which package(s) you can install in order to satisfy that dependency.