How To Install apt-file on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-file on Ubuntu 20.04. apt-file is search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-file on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is apt-file

apt-file is:

apt-file is a command line tool for searching files contained in packages for the APT packaging system. You can search in which package a file is included or list the contents of a package without installing or fetching it.

There are three methods to install apt-file on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install apt-file Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-file using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apt-file

Install apt-file Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-file using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apt-file

Install apt-file Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-file using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-file

How To Uninstall apt-file on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the apt-file package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-file

Uninstall apt-file And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apt-file and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-file

Remove apt-file Configurations and Data

To remove apt-file configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-file

Remove apt-file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apt-file configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-file

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-file package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.