How get rid of -bash: /usr/{package}: No such file or directory

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First, when I never had installed sl:

diogosaraiva@Ubuntu:~$ sl
O programa 'sl' não está instalado actualmente. Pode instalá-lo escrevendo:
sudo apt-get install sl

traslaction: "The program 'sl' is not currently installed. You can install it by typing:"

But when I'm tired of it and I remove it by typing sudo apt-get remove sl per example...

I get this when I type sl:

-bash: /usr/games/sl: Ficheiro ou directoria inexistente

translate: "-bash: /usr/games/sl: No such file or directory"
instead of:

diogosaraiva@Ubuntu:~$ sl
O programa 'sl' não está instalado actualmente. Pode instalá-lo escrevendo:
sudo apt-get install sl

This appears with others packages too...

How I get rid of this: -bash: /usr/games/sl: Ficheiro ou directoria inexistente ?

I want see the original:

diogosaraiva@Ubuntu:~$ sl
O programa 'sl' não está instalado actualmente. Pode instalá-lo escrevendo:
sudo apt-get install sl

Output of type sl

sl está hasheado (/usr/games/sl)

Try: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/5609/how-do-i-clear-bashs-cache-of-paths-to-executables — muru, Feb 10 '15 at 17:36
For the future: You can change the output language of all well behaving applications, including most terminal commands, by setting the LC_MESSAGES environment variable to C; for a single command use LC_MESSAGES=C [command] (e. g. LC_MESSAGES=C type sl), for all subsequent commands use export LC_MESSAGES=C. — David Foerster, Feb 10 '15 at 19:35
@DavidFoerster What these commands will do? I didn't understood... — DiogoSaraiva, Feb 10 '15 at 19:45
@DiogoSaraiva: Sorry, if I was unclear. I found a question that illustrates it better: How can I switch the command output language from my native language to English, so I can post my Ask Ubuntu question with English command output (error messages)? — David Foerster, Feb 10 '15 at 19:49
@DavidFoerster Ahh Ok, but why =C and how I return to Portuguese if export LC_MESSAGES=C, and if I use LC_MESSAGES=C [mycommand] only apply to the [mycommand], right? — DiogoSaraiva, Feb 10 '15 at 20:08
C refers to the default locale of the C programming language (so US English). You can undo the export variant with unset LC_MESSAGES and you're right about the single command thing. — David Foerster, Feb 10 '15 at 21:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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Bash hashes the entries in the PATH to avoid unnecessary expensive lookups. Due to this, sometimes outdated entries may remain in the hash. You can clear a specific hash entry using:

hash -d sl

Or clear the entire hash table:

hash -r

Reference:

How do I clear Bash's cache of paths to executables?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:37

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answered Feb 10 '15 at 17:40

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Thank you! This had me scratching my head for longer than I care to admit! ;-) – Elder Geek Apr 25 '15 at 02:47

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