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kasperd
Asked: 2016-05-09 12:33:34 +0800 CST

How do I enable search for package with missing command

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On Ubuntu Server 14.04 when I type a command not currently installed, it will tell me which packages I can choose from to install. Here is an example of what that looks like:

# chromium-browser
The program 'chromium-browser' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
apt-get install chromium-browser

This feature was enabled by default. I didn't have to do anything myself to get such suggestions. Now if I do the same on a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 16.04, it looks like this:

# chromium-browser
bash: chromium-browser: command not found

What do I need to do on Ubuntu Server 16.04 to get the behavior I am used to from 14.04?

(In the above examples I used chromium-browser because it is a package I knew I hadn't installed on any of my servers. But it could be any package not installed by default.)

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I found that what I had to do was to install the command-not-found package:

    apt-get install command-not-found

    After running this command and restarting the shell, I got the behavior I liked from earlier Ubuntu versions.

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