[SOLVED] Finding to which package belong an uninstalled file

olive · 2011-02-25 00:31:16

To be able to do what the title suggest would be useful. Sometimes we know for some reason we need a given file and it would be useful to have an easy way to find the package providing it. I think it would be nice to implement this feature in pacman.

I have done a script for myself that do the trick (with the help of <repo>.files.tar.gz available on the repositories). But my script is not worth submitting (no documentation, no proper formating of the result, no options, hardcoded mirror repository within the script, etc. I could post it if someone does really want it).

Last edited by olive (2011-02-25 12:49:48)

ngoonee · 2011-02-25 00:39:32

pkgfile -s <path you're searching>

drcouzelis · 2011-02-25 03:53:47

Will you please share the script? Thank you.

Allan · 2011-02-25 04:04:47

pacman -S pkgtools

hoffman · 2011-02-25 05:12:54

e.......I got an error when i try to run pkgfile --update after i install it successfully.
the error message is following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pkgfile", line 36, in <module>
import pkgfile
ImportError: No module named pkgfile

can anyone help?

ngoonee · 2011-02-25 05:39:46

hoffman wrote:

e.......I got an error when i try to run pkgfile --update after i install it successfully.
the error message is following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pkgfile", line 36, in <module>
import pkgfile
ImportError: No module named pkgfile
can anyone help?

Are you fully updated?

olive · 2011-02-25 12:49:21

ngoonee wrote:

pkgfile -s <path you're searching>

Indeed. To reply to another post, I assume there is no need to share my script.

hoffman · 2011-02-27 10:34:12

ngoonee wrote:

hoffman wrote:
e.......I got an error when i try to run pkgfile --update after i install it successfully.
the error message is following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pkgfile", line 36, in <module>
import pkgfile
ImportError: No module named pkgfile
can anyone help?
Are you fully updated?

o,sorry for that.I find that there were some inter-conflicts in my system between python and python2,so I update python.pkgfile could work now.

ngoonee · 2011-02-27 14:34:11

hoffman wrote:

ngoonee wrote:
hoffman wrote:
e.......I got an error when i try to run pkgfile --update after i install it successfully.
the error message is following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pkgfile", line 36, in <module>
import pkgfile
ImportError: No module named pkgfile
can anyone help?
Are you fully updated?
o,sorry for that.I find that there were some inter-conflicts in my system between python and python2,so I update python.pkgfile could work now.

It sounds like you're selectively updating. Don't do that. Run a full -Syu.

hoffman · 2011-02-28 04:08:45

fully updating will cause system crash sometimes and need more time.

Allan · 2011-02-28 04:29:20

Partial updating is much, much more likely to cause brakages

ngoonee · 2011-02-28 05:03:24

Allan wrote:

Partial updating is much, much more likely to cause brakages

This. If you partially update, please do not ask for support here, because detecting the breakages you have introduced by your own actions is quite difficult.

Always -Syu.

P.S. - Allan, +1!

hoffman · 2011-03-01 09:34:10

Good Reason!At lease I ensure it's not my fault by updating partially.
I will do -Syu
thx.

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#1 2011-02-25 00:31:16

[SOLVED] Finding to which package belong an uninstalled file

#2 2011-02-25 00:39:32

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#3 2011-02-25 03:53:47

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#5 2011-02-25 05:12:54

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