zsh suggesting what packages to install

Question

I love using zsh but there is one feature that bash has that I miss. It is this one:

➜  ~  bash

dbugger@mercury:~$ man2html
The program 'man2html' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install man2html-base

dbugger@mercury:~$ exit
exit

➜  ~  man2html
zsh: command not found: man2html

When I type a command that is not install, but it can be easily installed, bashtells you so, but zshno.

Is there any way to fix this?

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 03 '16 at 23:55

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Make sure the command-not-found package is installed (it should be by default). Then open up your .zshrc file in your favourite text editor and append this line at the bottom:

source /etc/zsh_command_not_found

Then run

source .zshrc

in your terminal. Now when you try to run a program that isn't installed:

➜  ~  man2html
The program 'man2html' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install man2html-base
zsh: command not found: man2html
➜  ~

answered Jan 03 '16 at 23:55

Seth

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That worked! I guess that after a reboot, I wont need to run source again. Shame that last line: zsh: command not found: man2html. If it was not there, it would be perfect. But that is probably just a small detail. Thanks! – Enrique Moreno Tent Jan 03 '16 at 23:59
@Seth Does this command also suggest snaps like bash? – Maxwell s.c Oct 29 '20 at 12:39
@Maxwells.c can't say that I know. It probably does. – Seth Nov 06 '20 at 19:22
@Maxwells.c and future readers, it does suggest snaps as well – Noah May Jul 21 '21 at 18:49

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