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Whenever i install a package using the sudo apt-get install command, I would like to know where in the file system the package is palced. Does it get placed in a single folder like in the windows file system, or do the files get placed across different directories?

Deeraj Theepshi
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list package files:

$ dpkg -L <package-name>

get package name: (apt install , so you should already know it), you can also list all package and find someone by grep command:

$ dpkg -l | grep <package-name-keyword>
Wanming Zhang
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Normally you could use 

which program

To get the location of the executable. If you refer the program data each manufactor has a different location for data. Normally is under /usr/bin of /home/youruser

Trying using

ls -al

To show hidden folders

Good luck

HFR1994
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