How to Install file software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install file software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

file software package provides Determines file type using magic numbers, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install file 

file is installed in your system.

Make ensure the file package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep file *

You will get with file package name, version, architecture and description in a table

file package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package file
Version 1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3 [amd64, i386
Description Determines file type using magic numbers
Sub Section Utils


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