locate file in package?

[Roshan Mansinghani]

There is a program called kpackage which does this.  Open kpackage, then
under the File menu, there is an option to "Find File"

On 8/14/06, D. R. Evans <doc.evans at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have just started experimenting with kubuntu, after years of working
> with
> Mandrake/Mandriva.
>
> I have a simple question. Suppose that I want to install a package that
> will install a particular file, X. How do I determine which package will
> provide the file X?
>
> (In Mdv, this is the "find in file names" search option when installing a
> package with the Mandriva Control Center -- that's the functionality I'm
> trying to find in kubuntu.)
>
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