add 'sudo apt-get install package' to history when command not found

[Gerhard Burger]

This is not a bug but a feature request. I find it slightly annoying that when I try to execute a command I get for example

    The program 'latexmk' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
    sudo apt-get install latexmk

Of course if I want to use it, and it is only in one package, the next step is to install it, by typing 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'

If you could add

   history -s 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'

to the command not found handler, a fake entry would be added to the bash history, and I could install the package by pressing Up and then Enter, which is so much more convenient and cool ;)

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

also it is a lot less intrusive and not as controversial as the changes proposed in https://bugs.launchpad.net/command-not-found/+bug/880616

[voltlick (luke-stanley)]

command-not-found.pl may be the file in question that needs modifying.

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

I think you mean /usr/lib/command-not-found
I'll see if I can get it too work myself, then I'll upload a patch...

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM, voltlick <email address hidden>wrote:

> command-not-found.pl may be the file in question that needs modifying.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184565
>
> Title:
> add 'sudo apt-get install package' to history when command not found
>
> Status in command-not-found handler:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> This is not a bug but a feature request. I find it slightly annoying
> that when I try to execute a command I get for example
>
> The program 'latexmk' is currently not installed. You can install it
> by typing:
> sudo apt-get install latexmk
>
> Of course if I want to use it, and it is only in one package, the next
> step is to install it, by typing 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'
>
> If you could add
>
> history -s 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'
>
> to the command not found handler, a fake entry would be added to the
> bash history, and I could install the package by pressing Up and then
> Enter, which is so much more convenient and cool ;)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/command-not-found/+bug/1184565/+subscriptions
>

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

or /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/CommandNotFound/CommandNotFound.py

On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Gerhard Burger <email address hidden> wrote:

> I think you mean /usr/lib/command-not-found
> I'll see if I can get it too work myself, then I'll upload a patch...
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM, voltlick <email address hidden>wrote:
>
>> command-not-found.pl may be the file in question that needs modifying.
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184565
>>
>> Title:
>> add 'sudo apt-get install package' to history when command not found
>>
>> Status in command-not-found handler:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> This is not a bug but a feature request. I find it slightly annoying
>> that when I try to execute a command I get for example
>>
>> The program 'latexmk' is currently not installed. You can install
>> it by typing:
>> sudo apt-get install latexmk
>>
>> Of course if I want to use it, and it is only in one package, the next
>> step is to install it, by typing 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'
>>
>> If you could add
>>
>> history -s 'sudo apt-get install latexmk'
>>
>> to the command not found handler, a fake entry would be added to the
>> bash history, and I could install the package by pressing Up and then
>> Enter, which is so much more convenient and cool ;)
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/command-not-found/+bug/1184565/+subscriptions
>>
>
>

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

You can set this bug to Won't fix, the desired behaviour is already available by exporting COMMAND_NOT_FOUND_INSTALL_PROMPT

However this behaviour is currently broken because of some python2 code that no longer works (bug 1073919), I attached a branch to that bug which solves the issue.