well... in the interim I got my memory chips so I shut down my computer to put them in and found I got the wrong ones! they're two small. so I restart the computer, get your message, and: bmike1@C521 ~ $ which command-not-found bmike1@C521 ~ $ command-not-found command-not-found: command not found bmike1@C521 ~ $ :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 9:47 AM, James Mcphee wrote: > Honestly, no :) Check your /etc/bash.bashrc. The default has a little > conditional if the command you typed isn't found it runs that little python > script to look for possible packages that might contain what you were > trying to run. It's annoying an I tend to disable it so when I typo a > command it doesn't slow me down doing the search. Find it with "which > command-not-found" and you can read the python code, which doesn't really > say much, but is interesting none-the-less. > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> no it isn't but as I was looking into this I tried running the man page >> and get: >> 'No manual entry for command-not-found' >> but when I try to apt-get it: >> 'command-not-found is already the newest version.' >> Then I tried running it with the help option: >> 'command-not-found: command not found' >> Are you just messing with me, James? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 5:50 AM, James Mcphee wrote: >> >>> there's a command called "command-not-found", is that what you were >>> thinking of to find the file in question? >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 1:38 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Long ago I needed a file that was included in an apt package. If I >>>> remember right there is a way to find out what package that file is a part >>>> of and to extract it. Am I right? If so, how is it done? >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> James McPhee >>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >