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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Kalle Richter
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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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Interesting tid-bit
sudo apt install aptreveals:apt is already the newest version (1.2.24).– WinEunuuchs2Unix Apr 03 '18 at 23:22 -
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Because it leads one to think about
sudo apt remove apt,sudo apt remove dkpgand thensudo apt-get remove apt-get(this last one I'm not sure about). – WinEunuuchs2Unix Apr 03 '18 at 23:42 -
1@WinEunuuchs2Unix they both complain if you try and remove themselves, in a typical installation – Thomas Ward Apr 03 '18 at 23:50
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I'm not brave enough to try it :D Just thought it was interesting thought experiment :) – WinEunuuchs2Unix Apr 03 '18 at 23:51
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2@WinEunuuchs2Unix if you remove the apt package, you will not be able to use apt to remove dpkg. apt-get is a binary, not a package. – Braiam Apr 04 '18 at 01:13
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@Braiam Yes I noticed the binary component when I tried
apt list apt-get. I guess you would have tosudo apt remove dpkgbeforesudo apt remove apt. Again just a thought experiment, nothing important.... – WinEunuuchs2Unix Apr 04 '18 at 01:32
apt-file. – David Foerster Apr 05 '18 at 21:08