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Author: James Mcphee
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Subject: Re: apt-get
Sorry, it's not in bin. if [ -x /usr/lib/command-not-found -o -x
/usr/share/command-not-found/command-not-found ]; then

is the line in .bash.bashrc.

On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> 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~(-:
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