Finding a directory from the shell
 

How do I find out where apt-get installed packages? I need to configure php --with-imap=path/to/uw-imapd, but I cannot find the installation path. Is there a way to search for a folder? So far I've tried

ls -R | grep -i uw-imapd

And sure enough that lists it, but it doesn't list the full path, just the filename.

Then i tried all the apt-cache options but the only path it gives me is the remote path of where I downloaded the source from.

Where is uw-imapd?

try
locate uw-imapd
or
find / -name uw-imapd

cheers:)

Yep, the locate command can be one of your best friends :)

Just make sure that if you run locate right after you install, you do:

updatedb

as root first, otherwise, it probably won't have been added to the find utilities database yet.