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    Command to get installation directory?

    Hello, does a command exist that will return the installation directory of an installed program? thanks

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    Re: Command to get installation directory?

    which <program name> searches your PATH.

    whereis <program name> is similar, but also tells you where the source, binary, and man pages are.

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    Re: Command to get installation directory?

    And
    Code:
    dpkg -L package-name
    lists all files installed to your system from package-name.

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    Re: Command to get installation directory?

    Thanks!

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