Rather, which package I need to install ... "Oh, I'm missing X - which package do I need to get?"

Jack

On Mar 11, 2004, at 3:29 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote:


On Mar 11, 2004, at 5:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


How can I find a package based on its containing a given file?

Thanks,

Jack



If you mean which package installed what file on your system, try


dpkg -S "filename"

where filename refers to the file you're looking for.





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