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Tim
Asked: 2018-04-04 08:26:28 +0800 CST

Are apt-file and apt-cache part of apt? [duplicate]

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Is apt-file part of apt? I have apt installed by default, but no apt-file.

How about apt-cache? I don't remember whether mine was installed by default or me.

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    apt-file is its own separate program that is not part of apt, but has interactions with apt components, more specifically it pulls a list of 'files' known in packages and then searches the data in those lists of files to find certain searched-for terms and parameters. It has apt-like functions but it's its own package in the Universe (non-main, community-contributed and supported) repositories.

    apt-cache however is part of the apt packages/suite, and is a 'standard' apt utility/program that is installed with every Ubuntu installation.

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