====== Ubuntu - Packages - List the files installed by a package ======

Issue the command:

<code bash>
dpkg -L package_name
</code>


If you are not sure which package installed a file, **dpkg -S** may be able to tell you.  For example:

<code bash>
dpkg -S /etc/host.conf 
base-files: /etc/host.conf
</code>

The output shows that the **/etc/host.conf** belongs to the **base-files** package.

**NOTE**:  Many files are automatically generated during the package install process, and even though they are on the filesystem,

**dpkg -S** may not know which package they belong to.