How to Install and Uninstall apt-file Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "apt-file" package

This is a short guide on how to install apt-file on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-file" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall apt-file on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-file
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-file package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: apt-file
Architecture: all
Version: 3.1.5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: perl:any, apt (>= 1.3~exp1~), libapt-pkg-perl, liblist-moreutils-perl, libregexp-assemble-perl
Breaks: apt-venv (<< 1.0.0-1~), command-not-found (<< 0.2.38-2~), devscripts (<< 2.15.10~)
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-file/apt-file_3.1.5_all.deb
Size: 25508
MD5sum: 9b637583ad3d036e71dde22d44a5d7e1
SHA1: e3dca31fefe5d6fece254bd1dfe6d643f9a95530
SHA256: 463b191917c054eb53634b513efefc1df6f05dbbc71f6670f7f047d74079c0ba
Description: search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
Description-md5: 3f3f4d44b9836ed93b55a8c90dcc3665