apt-file software package provides search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface), you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install apt-file
apt-file is installed in your system.
Make ensure the apt-file package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep apt-file *
You will get with apt-file package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | apt-file |
| Version | 2.5.4 |
| Description | search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface) |
| Sub Section | Admin |
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