missing files

when installing from source file, using make, and it says error "file not found" check apt-file utility for which package you need to install


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I frequently find myself missing a program, man page, or other file when working on my Ubuntu 8.04 system. Is there any simple way to look up what package contains a given file (whether it is installed already or not)? Maybe some obscure option for apt or dpkg? ubuntu debian package-management dpkg apt link|flag edited Jul 24 '09 at 5:25 John T 65.4k64996 asked Jul 22 '09 at 19:06 Jay Conrod 7021410

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apt-file search filename or apt-file search /path/to/file if you need apt-file, use: apt-get install apt-file you may also want to update its database: sudo apt-file update