dpkg-query
A tool that shows information about installed packages. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-query.1.html.
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List all installed packages:
dpkg-query --list
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List installed packages matching a pattern:
dpkg-query --list '{{libc6*}}'
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List all files installed by a package:
dpkg-query --listfiles {{libc6}}
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Show information about a package:
dpkg-query --status {{libc6}}
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Search for packages that own files matching a pattern:
dpkg-query --search {{/etc/ld.so.conf.d}}
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