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user41965
Asked: 2020-07-29 02:33:01 +0800 CST

how to find the list of binaries/packages a source provides

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We can find the source of the package with apt show <package name>, but how do we find the list of all binaries or packages a source provides?

For example apt show will give following information and more

$ apt show linux-libc-dev
Package: linux-libc-dev
Version: 4.4.0-96.119
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Source: linux
Origin: Ubuntu

Here the source is "linux". Similarly, I remember using a command to get all the packages from the source "linux", which gives all the binaries and packages.

package-management apt source source-packages

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You have to use the showsrc subcommand of apt or apt-cache.
    See man apt-cache or online for details.

    Below is the output from my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

    $ apt-cache showsrc linux  
Package: linux
Binary: linux-source-4.4.0, linux-doc, linux-headers-4.4.0-21, linux-libc-dev,
linux-tools-common, linux-tools-4.4.0-21, linux-cloud-tools-common,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21, linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic, linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic-dbgsym, linux-tools-4.4.0-21-generic,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-generic, linux-udebs-generic,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae,
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-generic-lpae, linux-udebs-generic-lpae,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-lowlatency,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-lowlatency,
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-lowlatency,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-lowlatency-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-lowlatency,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-lowlatency, linux-udebs-lowlatency,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc, 
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc-e500mc, linux-udebs-powerpc-e500mc,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp,
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc-smp, linux-udebs-powerpc-smp,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb,
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-emb, linux-udebs-powerpc64-emb,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp,
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp,
linux-headers-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp,
linux-image-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp-dbgsym,
linux-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp,
linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-21-powerpc64-smp,  linux-udebs-powerpc64-smp
Version: 4.4.0-21.37
Priority: optional
Section: devel 
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