rename no longer included in perl package, but still linked
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
command-not-found (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
perl (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
typing "rename" in a terminal responds with...
The program 'rename' can be found in the following packages:
* perl
* rename
Ask your administrator to install one of them
...but perl is already installed. Internet reports suggest this has started in 17.10.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: perl 5.26.0-8ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 15 16:24:29 2017
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
LC_PAPER=
SourcePackage: perl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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I believe the list of suggested packages is maintained in command-not-found, so I've marked that as also affected.