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Ubuntu "for that you need this"

  • 10-04-2015 12:39pm
    #1
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭


    Does anyone know what the package I need to install is that says:

    "Oh, that's not installed, you need to install <blah> to get it".

    e.g. if I type "convert" it'll say "you need to install imagemagick"

    (I have a minimal lxde install and I want that tool that tells me what I need)


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  • #2
    Kinet1c
    Closed Accounts Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Kinet1c


    Unsure of package but this might help http://askubuntu.com/questions/128524/how-to-list-package-dependencies-reverse-dependencies


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Is it not one of the package managers?

    Can't remember if Ubuntu is Debian based, but I am fairly sure it happens on systems using RPM. (I use CentoOS a lot).


  • #4
    nookie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭nookie


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  • #5
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Khannie wrote: »
    Does anyone know what the package I need to install is that says:

    "Oh, that's not installed, you need to install <blah> to get it".

    e.g. if I type "convert" it'll say "you need to install imagemagick"

    (I have a minimal lxde install and I want that tool that tells me what I need)

    You can use apt-file search to find the name of the package that contains the file or executable you need. Very handy if compiling something and it says File:file101.h is missing. You can do apt-file search file101.h andit will return the package name file404, which you can then install.

    I know the thing you mean but I don't know the name of it. Let me do some searching.


  • #6
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I'm not sure I even understand the question ..... but if using a package manager (such as Synaptic) when you select something you want to install it will also automatically list what also needs to be installed for that package to work (its dependencies).

    There are probably some options to use with apt-get that might help.

    If using rpm then there are several queries such as

    rpm -q --whatprovides
    rpm -q --whatrequires

    Yes, I know Ubunbtu does not use RPM ;)


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  • #7
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    I'm not sure I even understand the question ..... but if using a package manager (such as Synaptic) when you select something you want to install it will also automatically list what also needs to be installed for that package to work (its dependencies).

    There are probably some options to use with apt-get that might help.

    If using rpm then there are several queries such as

    rpm -q --whatprovides
    rpm -q --whatrequires

    Yes, I know Ubunbtu does not use RPM ;)

    There is a utility on ubuntu where if you type nmap at the command prompt and nmap isnt installed, it will say "nmap isnt installed, do you want to install it Y/n".

    Or if you type "make", and build-essential isn't installed, it will say, "Make is part of build-essential which isn't installed, do you want to install it now?"

    I think thats what Khannie wants.


  • #8
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    nookie wrote: »
    https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/command-not-found/

    That's the one. Thanks so much. :)
    syklops wrote: »
    There is a utility on ubuntu where if you type nmap at the command prompt and nmap isnt installed, it will say "nmap isnt installed, do you want to install it Y/n".

    Or if you type "make", and build-essential isn't installed, it will say, "Make is part of build-essential which isn't installed, do you want to install it now?"

    I think thats what Khannie wants.



    That's what I mean alright. :)


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