How to Install and Uninstall apt-file Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the apt-file on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "apt-file" package

This tutorial shows how to install apt-file on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apt-file on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: apt-file
Architecture: all
Version: 3.2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: APT Development Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 90
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_3.2.2_all.deb
Size: 27648
MD5sum: f4c31af675dd936921ec05f179897620
SHA1: c2fe8dc3341086114d2ad9f0ae31942e14aa0e32
SHA256: b4b9db429a2bddd760ce7dd77cabf976e78c9fa3dbe8e87e848869e8ba81c537
SHA512: 8159e994279f444fdda0a397da89a994215a7b7d1f418598fc0762d12e74e7029107acf6b10cebcf336ba7c3309b9b0b12e69da25b9931d4fe732dde347358ba
Description: search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
Description-md5: 3f3f4d44b9836ed93b55a8c90dcc3665