In which location are Ubuntu packages installed?

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There is an Ubuntu application called remote desktop viewer, I want its location to run in a script, how can I get the package details?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '15 at 12:51

dpgk -c /var/cache/apt/archive/packagename.deb

You can pick -c or --contents. Or if you use wajig,

wajig contents /var/cache/apt/archive/packagename.deb does the same.

If you just want the location of an executable file (and you know it's name) then which progname tells you; or you could use $(which progname) in your script...

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '15 at 14:27

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It is not really clear what you want - the location of the package or the location of the installed application...

For an installed package dpkg -L packagename lists all the files.

answered Jan 23 '15 at 14:27

andree

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In which location are Ubuntu packages installed?

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