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Old 01-14-2011, 10:00 AM   #1
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How do I figure which package installed a specific file?

I want to know which package installed a specific file. Can I do this?
 
Old 01-14-2011, 10:13 AM   #2
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On Fedora 14 like your profile says? Do rpm -qf /full/path/to/file. e.g.
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$ rpm -qf /bin/bash
bash-3.2-24.el5
 
  


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