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<title>How to find the package that have a specific file</title>
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<h2>pacman</h2>
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<p>First update the information database</p>
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doas pacman -Fy
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<p>Then you can search for the file with</p>
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<code>
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pacman -F $filename
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<p>To search with a regular exepretion use: </p>
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<code>
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pacman -Fx $expr
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<p>the google way: </p>
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site:www.archlinux.org/packages/ bin/filename
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<p>and in case it is in AUR instead of an official package: </p>
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<code>
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site:aur.archlinux.org/packages/ bin/filename
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<hr>
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<h2>References</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta">pacman/Rosetta</a></li>
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