How do you install file in Linux using apt-get command?
Here is a tutorial to learn how to install file using apt-get command.
Step 1: Open terminal with su access and enter the command as shown below:
apt-get install file -y
Step 2: After completion, the install command exits and instructs the user to restart the running instances of file if it is running already.
Result of the Command Execution shown below:
root@hiox:~ apt-get install file -y
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
samba ldb tools x11 apps libusbip0 libmono data tds2.0 cil libsmbclient
libgupnp av 1.0 2 libplist1 liblash2 libxcb aux0 libqrencode3
libgnumail java libbcprov java libxfce4menu 0.1 0 libsm dev libatk1.0 0
qt4 doc libbreakpoint ruby1.8 echoping menu libts 0.0 0 libavahi qt3 1
syslinux libtalloc2 openssh server libpackagekit qt 12 libical0
python3 minimal libwpd8c2a libcommons pool java ruby1.8 dev gconf2 common
libcdio10 libgtk2.0 common hdparm libopencryptoki0 dnsmasq base libtwolame0
libmono security2.0 cil libgsf 1 common libqca2 iputils tracepath
xfonts 75dpi libzbar0 libmtp8 rpm2cpio gedit common xsltproc libgutenprint2
libsilcclient 1.1 3 libxcb atom1 erlang crypto libecj java
xserver xorg video all libxml++2.6 2 libxcomposite1 libice dev lp solve
libarchive1 xserver xorg video apm libntfs10 libaiksaurus 1.2 data realpath
libpth20 laptop detect xserver xorg video ark libflite1 fakeroot
xserver xorg video ati libxrandr dev authbind libgmime 2.4 2 libv4l 0
libcupsppdc1 ttf dejavu extra telepathy gabble libhal storage1
libmono system2.0 cil xfonts scalable libexpat1 dev libcdio paranoia0
libcompizconfig0 libwebkit 1.0 common squashfs tools libpurple bin
libcupsimage2 gamin libgphoto2 port0 unetbootin translations usbmuxd irb1.8
libxdamage dev libgcj bc libaugeas ruby1.8 gcj 4.4 base libxklavier16
libxxf86dga1 libxine1 x libcupscgi1 libcaca0 libmeanwhile1 libgudev 1.0 0
poppler utils gfortran 4.4 root plugin asimage xserver xorg video openchrome
erlang xmerl intel gpu tools xbase clients libmono sqlite2.0 cil
libpthread stubs0 snort rules default gstreamer0.10 plugins ugly
libavc1394 0 esound clients libbonobo2 common libcupsdriver1 putty tools
libotf0 libatk1.0 data libsgutils2 2 libprotobuf5 gnome mime data
libmodplug0c2 libblas dev libbuilder ruby squid3 common libqmmp misc
link grammar dictionaries en libqmmp0 obexd client x11 utils
libitext java gcj libboost system1.40.0 libmagickcore2 libaugeas0 upower
libsox fmt base libcmdparse2 ruby1.8 libotr2 libqmmpui0
xserver xorg video s3virge libots0 desktop file utils xserver xorg video v4l
dnsutils libspectre1 x11 xkb utils libfluidsynth1 xserver xorg video mga
libxnee0 comerr dev libsvga1 obex data server libparted0debian1
xserver xorg video chips libecal1.2 7 libbeagle1 libmono corlib2.0 cil
libaio1 libsane libxfixes dev udisks libimobiledevice0 g++ 4.4
odbcinst1debian1 libqt4 test libvarnish1 perl libgnuinet java dhcp3 server
libqpdf3 seabios icedtea netx transmission cli libhyphen0
erlang syntax tools cmake data libgl1 mesa dev xserver xorg core libftgl2
liblouis data xserver xorg video mach64 libxfconf 0 2 libibus1 libxxf86vm1
ttf dustin libzend framework php tftpd hpa libproxy0 libjpeg progs libpst4
xterm libnspr4 dev libxcb render util0 dev libboost program options1.40.0
libnm util1 kdelibs5 xserver common snort common libraries libtagc0
libxcb xv0 libgl1 mesa dri libsox fmt alsa libbonobo2 0 libtdb1
libmagickwand2 libvte common phonon libpvm3 aumix common libsctp1
language pack zh hant base hpijs xserver xorg video trident libgupnp 1.0 3
libgmp3 dev libccid rake libexo common nvidia current modaliases cups client
logrotate squid common x11proto xinerama dev libgl1 mesa glx
mobile broadband provider info libncurses5 dev xserver xorg video sis
libpcap0.8 libdca0 libx86 1 abiword common x11proto render dev
oxygen icon theme libpisock9 libxi dev xmms2 plugin pulse libqt4 phonon dev
php5 sqlite m4 gconf2 plasma scriptengine javascript java common dosfstools
libmocha ruby1.8 libgdata google1.2 1 libmono i18n west2.0 cil xauth
librpmio0 lksctp tools libapr1 augeas lenses librpm0 guile 1.8 libs
libwps 0.1 1 libwbclient0 rpm common aptitude liblualib50 xfdesktop4 data
libgomp1 icedtea 6 jre cacao scala library rdoc libedata cal1.2 6
libxnconfig9.0.5 gcj 4.4 jre lib wireshark common libpixman 1 dev
libnspr4 0d libsqlite0 libslp1 python central libfftw3 3 libucl1 whois
trousers libdirectfb extra libredcloth ruby1.8 libdotconf1.0
xserver xorg video siliconmotion xdg user dirs default jre headless
libcairo2 libstartup notification0 libtpm unseal0 libass4
openoffice.org style human perl modules libgoffice 0.8 8 common
xserver xorg input vmmouse libavahi glib1 subversion fortune mod
evolution common libkrb5 dev xfce keyboard shortcuts libmono posix2.0 cil
libcouchdb glib 1.0 2 odbcinst znc tcl libaprutil1 ldap g++ mono runtime
libvisual 0.4 0 telepathy salut libsigc++ 2.0 0c2a libcln6 liblapack3gf
xserver xorg video savage mtools libxmuu1 libcwidget3 pidgin data libruby
libcanberra0 r doc html openjdk 6 jre lib libsdl1.2debian alsa tcl8.4 dev
qt4 demos libvde0 libthai data python3.1 dcraw libnss3 dev libgadu3
xorg docs core x11proto kb dev x11proto randr dev libwavpack1 libqt4 opengl
libsoup gnome2.4 1 libpsiconv6 libxinerama dev libcap2 bin
xserver xorg video tdfx network manager pptp pptp linux
libgtkhtml editor common gcc 4.4 avahi utils apache2 utils x11 session utils
m17n db toshset libgcj10 cpu checker libglitz glx1
compizconfig backend gconf libreadline6 dev kdesudo freetds common
transmission common libopenssl ruby libglibmm 2.4 1c2a libgssrpc4
libsqlite3 ruby1.8 libxosd2 libobparser21 mesa common dev libgamin0
libcommons collections java libpcrecpp0 libdirectfb 1.2 0
erlang runtime tools procmail libsvn1 openjdk 6 jre headless xtrans dev
libindicate4 libakonadiprivate1 libtspi1 libdevkit power gobject1 vbetool
libcue1 gstreamer0.10 gnonlin libx264 85 liblapack dev libxcb event1
xserver xorg video intel libmcrypt4 samba common librecode0 libgconf2 4
libffi5 libiec61883 0 xinput libelf1 libforms1 libvlc2 libxres1
xserver xorg input all libcairomm 1.0 1 acpid libgdata common root plugin gl
tidy finger liblink grammar4 libgnome mag2 gettext libqt4 help
libshadow ruby1.8 xbitmaps cmake x11proto input dev samba4 common bin
xmms2 plugin id3v2 libgnujaf java ruby libgp11 0 libgee2 libenca0 cfortran
cups common uno libs3 rtkit xserver xorg video vmware samba doc
libpulse browse0 libpixman 1 0 libsdl1.2debian libexempi3 libhpmud0
x11proto fixes dev libijs 0.35 xserver xorg video r128 xubuntu wallpapers
aumix libcups2 gcc libgdu0 gdb libsilc 1.1 2 libhal1 liblog4r ruby1.8
linux headers 2.6.32 74 xfonts base hal xserver xorg input evdev
libdbusmenu glib1 libtomcat6 java libxinerama1 libgoocanvas common libesd0
sendmail cf liblouis0 libept0 linux headers 2.6.32 74 generic tk8.4 dev
libmikmod2 libmono system data2.0 cil libtirpc1 oss compat libglu1 mesa dev
iputils arping zend framework bin libedata book1.2 2 xserver xorg video vesa
libgconfmm 2.6 1c2 openssh client expect libresid builder0c2a libreadline5
libgdome2 0 libdrm dev sudo phonon backend xine x11 xfs utils libsmi2ldbl
libupnp3 libaprutil1 dbd sqlite3 libxft2 speech dispatcher libqt4 multimedia
x11proto xext dev libredcloth ruby libssl dev vgabios mono gac
libcolamd2.7.1 libnm glib2 libxt dev kdepimlibs data irb libcroco3
modemmanager libboost thread1.40.0 tzdata java apport symptoms
libevent 1.4 2 gconf defaults service libxext dev libpulse mainloop glib0
libegroupwise1.2 13 libbuilder ruby1.8 apache2.2 bin libgme0
libcommons dbcp java libtevent0 facter php5 pspell gfortran erlang mnesia
libgsf 1 114 libgtop2 common freepats libaa1 libncurses ruby1.8 libopenobex1
libspeexdsp1 x11 xserver utils libieee1284 3 libiptcdata0 znc perl
libbcmail java gcj x11proto damage dev libthai0 libxcb keysyms1
linux headers generic python2.6 dev rsync python dbus vnc4server
powermgmt base erlang public key manpages libidl0 mpd libneon27 gnutls
libxapian15 liba52 0.7.4 ffmpeg libglitz1 xserver xorg video s3 xserver xorg
libao2 mono 2.0 gac qtcreator doc libdjvulibre21 libxine1 console zlib1g dev
libbcmail java liberb ruby lesstif2 xserver xorg video nv libvorbisfile3
xfonts 100dpi libspeechd2 libffado2 esound common xserver xorg video voodoo
xserver xorg video fbdev xserver xorg input wacom libmmap ruby1.8 rdoc1.8
lxmenu data xmms2 plugin alsa libflac8 im switch libxpm dev ppp
libxfce4util common libservlet2.5 java xdg utils libwildmidi0 xinit
libzzip 0 13 libjs cropper liborc 0.4 0 squid langpack
gstreamer0.10 pulseaudio libfreetype6 dev libshout3
xserver xorg video nouveau libdv4 libdvdnav4 libatasmart4
libmono sharpzip2.84 cil libxau dev librpmbuild0 xfce4 power manager data
libxmmsclient6 polkit kde 1 thunar data libfs6 libdvdread4 ssh libgdata6
libdaemons ruby1.8 libblas3gf xserver xorg video neomagic fglrx modaliases
libtotem plparser17 libgs8 nvidia 96 modaliases php5 mcrypt tcl8.4 tcl8.5
libqt4 assistant ure libkate1 pinyin database libplasma3 libcdaudio1
python gobject libmimic0 xserver xorg input mouse erlang inets libgtop2 7
xmms2 core squid ntfsprogs libkadm5clnt mit7 libvisual 0.4 plugins
ttf dejavu emacsen common libxine1 misc plugins ttf arphic bsmi00lp
libusbmuxd1 libm17n 0 libdecoration0 libpciaccess0 liblircclient0
kdepimlibs5 libgnomeui common xz utils libxfce4util4 libxxf86misc1
m17n contrib libroot5.18 libgupnp igd 1.0 2 libgnome keyring0 psutils
libsidplay1 libsidplay2 kdelibs bin qtcreator bcrelay usbutils smartdimmer
libxvmc1 language pack zh hans base gnome desktop data opencryptoki
python3.1 minimal libkadm5srv mit7 libc ares2 libc6 dev libldb0
jackd firewire apparmor libtorrent11 libupower glib1 libphonon dev liborbit2
libpackagekit glib2 12 tk8.4 tk8.5 libxml simple ruby liblua5.1 0 libanthy0
libxcomposite dev libtag1c2a libcamel1.2 14 tomcat6 common libsoundtouch1c2
libgmpxx4ldbl libavahi client3 libwnck common libxcb render0 dev
app install data libxrender dev xmms2 plugin vorbis libxfce4util bin
libxmmsclient glib1 media player info libmad0 rubygems1.8 libdb4.7 xorg
kompare puppet common ttf arphic gbsn00lp fortunes min libgfortran3
xfonts mathml python support libgpgme11 libart 2.0 2
evolution data server common protobuf compiler libid3tag0 libpcre3 dev
ca certificates java html2text libopencore amrnb0 libcdio cdda0 imagemagick
libtorrent rasterbar5 radeontool vlc data libzephyr4
xserver xorg video sisusb docbook defguide erlang ssl libgraphite3
libgvfscommon0 libmusicbrainz4c2a libpulse0 libx11 dev libwpg 0.1 1
libaiksaurus 1.2 0c2a kdebase runtime libtar libkdb5 4 hal info
libruby1.8 extras libqt3 mt miscfiles libxdamage1 libprelude2
x11proto composite dev qt4 dev tools linux libc dev
libdesktopcouch glib 1.0 2 openoffice.org common libitext java patch
manpages dev kdelibs data xvfb samba common bin libgnome menu2 libcelt0 0
libgcj common language pack zh hans libdirac encoder0 language pack zh hant
streamripper libxmlrpc c3 xserver xorg video tseng xserver xorg video radeon
libxcb render0 vzquota liblua50 libebackend1.2 0 xfconf krb5 multidev info
dvd+rw tools libexif12 libqt4 scripttools jackd libglu1 mesa bridge utils
libdjvulibre text libpaper utils libavahi gobject0 libsox1a libcupsmime1
libc dev bin libroot minuit5.18 libmocha ruby libnice0 root plugin proof
compiz core libxcb1 dev libimlib2 libopenssl ruby1.8 libxcb shape0
libgssglue1 libvala0 tinymce xserver xorg video cirrus gstreamer0.10 nice
libreadline ruby1.8 cl asdf libbonoboui2 common libloudmouth1 0 libssh 4
libjs jquery libxcb shm0 libdirectfb dev libvlccore2 binutils
kdebase runtime data libjpeg62 dev min12xxw libevtlog0 libxv1 znc extra
libjson glib 1.0 0 qt4 doc html libxmlrpc core c3 libaprutil1
nvidia 173 modaliases p7zip full mscompress openjdk 6 jre libproxychains3
libossp uuid16 libprotoc5 libmpcdec3 libpam gnome keyring libgdata1.2 1
libxcb render util0 libopencore amrwb0 libjline java bcmwl modaliases
libxrandr2 xmms2 icon libnet1 libnss3 1d gstreamer0.10 plugins base
x11proto core dev dpatch xmms2 client cli keyutils adium theme ubuntu
libsndfile1 xserver xorg input synaptics dmidecode libgssdp 1.0 2
root system common xmms2 client nycli libsqlite3 ruby regina3 dvb apps
libxine1 bin libxdmcp dev libtidy 0.99 0 xserver xorg video rendition
libpthread stubs0 dev libsysfs dev pulseaudio utils libofa0 libxcursor dev
libmpeg2 4 libedataserver1.2 11 qt4 designer libxkbfile1
libgnomecanvas2 common libbz2 dev xserver xorg video i128 libmms0 libpaper1
ri1.8 libltdl7 quanta data telepathy mission control 5 xpdf common
notify osd icons unhide libasound2 plugins libjs mootools libxine1 ffmpeg
libpisync1 libvdeplug2 erlang base libsoup2.4 1 libboost filesystem1.40.0
libstdc++6 4.4 dev libgphoto2 2 wdiff libebook1.2 9 libgdome2 cpp smart0c2a
libgtksourceview2.0 common libfaad2 qemu common libtag1 vanilla libxine1
libaudiofile0 libsmpeg0 libreadline dev libpng12 dev
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