missing "sudo apt-get install" instructions when more than one package provides a binary
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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command-not-found (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
<sabdfl> landscape@
<sabdfl> The program 'flex' can be found in the following packages:
<sabdfl> * flex
<sabdfl> * flex-old
<sabdfl> Ask your administrator to install one of them
<sabdfl> when did that change from "sudo apt-get install" one of those packages?
<sabdfl> most people are their own administrator and won't know who to ask :)
...
<kirkland> elif len(packages) > 1:
<kirkland> packages.
<kirkland> print(_("The program '%s' can be found in the following packages:") % command, file=sys.stderr)
<kirkland> you get that message when the command can be found in multiple packages
Looks like it's been that way for a little while, at least.
It would be great if command-not-found would show the "sudo apt-get install" instructions, for each package in this case. It's friendlier, and really handy to have the text to copy and paste (if you are the administrator).
Related branches
Changed in command-not-found (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
@mpt, can you have a look, and help guide the UI/UX for this bit?
@cjwatson, you also might have a suggestion/fix in mind :-)
Thanks!
Dustin