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urpmf

urpmf is a command-line utility within the URPMI package management system used by Mandriva Linux, Mageia, and other distributions that rely on the urpmi frontend. It searches the package metadata database to identify which package provides a given file, library, or capability. By querying either the installed package set or available packages from configured repositories, urpmf helps users locate the package they need to install when a file is missing, or to verify which package provides a particular file or feature.

Typical usage involves supplying a file path or a capability name; the command returns one or more

urpmf works alongside other URPMI tools such as urpmq and urpmi and is commonly used during system

Because it relies on the package metadata, keeping the repository metadata up to date is important for

See also: urpmq, urpmi.

matching
packages
with
version
and
architecture
information,
enabling
users
to
install
or
inspect
the
correct
package.
maintenance,
packaging
tasks,
or
when
resolving
dependency
issues.
accurate
results.