How to find out which package contains certain file in Ubuntu/Debian

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https://www.garron.me/en/linux/find-which-package-library-belongs.html

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

We’ll use apt-file. First install it.

apt-get install apt-file

Update its database

apt-file update

And now search for a specific file.

apt-file search [file you are looking for]

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