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    Useful apt/dpkg commands

Explore package contents

# Find file in installed packages
dpkg -S <file>

# List files in a package
dpkg -L <pakcage>

# Find file in all packages
apt-file search <file>
Organize packages

# Mark apt package as auto
sudo apt-mark auto <package>

# Remove unnecessary packages
sudo apt autoremove