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Kit Sunde
Asked: 2011-04-14 02:26:26 +0800 CST

How do I enable apt-get tab suggestions on my server?

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On my desktop typing python- and pressing Tab offers suggestions of installable packages that are prefixed python. My server doesn't have this ability, how can I fix that?

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Install bash-completion and put this line in your ~/.bashrc (but check first if there is a similar line first):

    . /etc/bash_completion

    Note that it will only take effect in new terminals you open from now on. To take effect in the current terminal source your ~/.bashrc

    source ~/.bashrc

    or 

    . ~/.bashrc
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