Ubuntu
apt package

apt-get should search for near misses when a package is not found

Bug #404617 reported by njh
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apt (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

when I type
  apt-get install xyz
which isn't actually called package I should get something like
  E: Couldn't find package xyz
  Did you mean
  libxyz-1.3
  libxyz-dev

Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

apt:
  Installed: 0.7.14ubuntu6.1
  Candidate: 0.7.14ubuntu6.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.7.14ubuntu6.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.7.14ubuntu6 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages

This functionality is already available when a user types a command that isn't not installed, but this is not useful for installing libraries.

Revision history for this message
Fabian Howard (trothigar) wrote :

This functionality exists in aptitude.

However if you feel strongly about it may I suggest you file a bug upstream.

affects: ubuntu → apt (Ubuntu)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Victor Vargas (kamus)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Given that all active developers read both bug trackers, duplicating bugs to Debian is not really useful. Anyway, if someone knows the algorithms and wants to write a patch, please do so. I really do not need this, and it is not very fast

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