How can I know to which ubuntu package does a specified file (not on my fs) belongs?

Cybe R. Wizard cyber_wizard at mindspring.com
Fri Apr 1 00:28:33 UTC 2011


On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:11:07 -0700
NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> According to this:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-file/+bug/508089
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540905
> you should be able to even run '$ apt-file update' without 'su/sudo'.
> 
> I'll try on another system and/or purge & reinstall on this one.

It 'Worked For Me' without sudo and put a directory in my /home/cybe
at /.cache/apt-file containing all the gzipped files it downloaded.

Cybe R. Wizard
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