How To Install command-not-found on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install command-not-found on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is command-not-found
command-not-found is:
This package will install a handler for command_not_found that looks up programs not currently installed but available from the repositories.
There are three methods to install command-not-found on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install command-not-found Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install command-not-found using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install command-not-found
Install command-not-found Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install command-not-found using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install command-not-found
Install command-not-found Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install command-not-found using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install command-not-found
How To Uninstall command-not-found on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the command-not-found package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove command-not-found
Uninstall command-not-found And Its Dependencies
To uninstall command-not-found and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove command-not-found
Remove command-not-found Configurations and Data
To remove command-not-found configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge command-not-found
Remove command-not-found configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove command-not-found configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge command-not-found
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install command-not-found package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
