On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 06:24:38PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 11:05:32AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > So the latest version doesn't have the same error message (with "cnf" > > variable being unbound) but it still doesn't fail gracefully when > > the database is not available. > > > > Instead of asking to file bug reports, it should tell them to run "apt > > update". > > That's what it does since 19.10.0: > > command-not-found (19.10.0) eoan; urgency=medium > . > * If the database is absent, do not crash with a backtrace, but > * tell the > user to run apt update. > > Here's the proof: > > jak@jak-t480s:~/Documents$ lxc launch images:debian/sid debian-test -e > Creating debian-test > Starting debian-test > jak@jak-t480s:~/Documents$ lxc exec debian-test bash > root@debian-test:~# apt install command-not-found > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following additional packages will be installed: > apt-file ca-certificates distro-info-data iso-codes libapt-pkg-perl > libexporter-tiny-perl libgdbm-compat4 libgdbm6 liblist-moreutils-perl > liblist-moreutils-xs-perl libmpdec3 libperl5.32 libpython3-stdlib > libpython3.9-minimal libpython3.9-stdlib libreadline8 > libregexp-assemble-perl libsqlite3-0 lsb-release media-types openssl perl > perl-modules-5.32 python-apt-common python3 python3-apt python3-minimal > python3.9 python3.9-minimal readline-common > Suggested packages: > snapd isoquery gdbm-l10n sensible-utils perl-doc libterm-readline-gnu-perl > | libterm-readline-perl-perl make libtap-harness-archive-perl python3-doc > python3-tk python3-venv python3-apt-dbg python-apt-doc python3.9-venv > python3.9-doc binutils binfmt-support readline-doc > The following NEW packages will be installed: > apt-file ca-certificates command-not-found distro-info-data iso-codes > libapt-pkg-perl libexporter-tiny-perl libgdbm-compat4 libgdbm6 > liblist-moreutils-perl liblist-moreutils-xs-perl libmpdec3 libperl5.32 > libpython3-stdlib libpython3.9-minimal libpython3.9-stdlib libreadline8 > libregexp-assemble-perl libsqlite3-0 lsb-release media-types openssl perl > perl-modules-5.32 python-apt-common python3 python3-apt python3-minimal > python3.9 python3.9-minimal readline-common > 0 upgraded, 31 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 18.0 MB of archives. > After this operation, 94.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 perl-modules-5.32 all > 5.32.1-3 [2823 kB] > Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libgdbm6 amd64 1.19-2 [64.9 > kB] > Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libgdbm-compat4 amd64 > 1.19-2 [44.7 kB] > Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libperl5.32 amd64 5.32.1-3 > [4110 kB] > Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 perl amd64 5.32.1-3 [293 kB] > Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libpython3.9-minimal amd64 > 3.9.2-1 [801 kB] > Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3.9-minimal amd64 > 3.9.2-1 [1955 kB] > Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3-minimal amd64 > 3.9.2-3 [38.2 kB] > Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 media-types all 4.0.0 [30.3 > kB] > Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libmpdec3 amd64 2.5.1-2 > [87.8 kB] > Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 readline-common all 8.1-1 > [73.7 kB] > Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libreadline8 amd64 8.1-1 > [169 kB] > Get:13 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libsqlite3-0 amd64 > 3.34.1-3 [797 kB] > Get:14 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libpython3.9-stdlib amd64 > 3.9.2-1 [1684 kB] > Get:15 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3.9 amd64 3.9.2-1 > [466 kB] > Get:16 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libpython3-stdlib amd64 > 3.9.2-3 [21.4 kB] > Get:17 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3 amd64 3.9.2-3 > [37.9 kB] > Get:18 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 openssl amd64 1.1.1k-1 > [850 kB] > Get:19 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 ca-certificates all > 20210119 [158 kB] > Get:20 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libapt-pkg-perl amd64 > 0.1.40 [72.2 kB] > Get:21 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libexporter-tiny-perl all > 1.002002-1 [37.8 kB] > Get:22 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 liblist-moreutils-xs-perl > amd64 0.430-2 [40.9 kB] > Get:23 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 liblist-moreutils-perl all > 0.430-2 [46.9 kB] > Get:24 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libregexp-assemble-perl > all 0.36-1.1 [85.5 kB] > Get:25 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 apt-file all 3.2.2 [38.5 > kB] > Get:26 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 distro-info-data all 0.46 > [7192 B] > Get:27 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 lsb-release all 11.1.0 > [27.9 kB] > Get:28 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python-apt-common all > 2.1.7 [96.1 kB] > Get:29 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3-apt amd64 2.1.7 > [190 kB] > Get:30 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 command-not-found all > 20.10.1-1 [26.2 kB] > Get:31 http://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 iso-codes all 4.6.0-1 > [2824 kB] > Fetched 18.0 MB in 1s (28.7 MB/s) > [ ... unpack and install ...] > root@debian-test:~# command-not-found firefox > Could not find command-not-found database. Run 'sudo apt update' to populate > it. > firefox: command not found > > Logout and back in again: > > $ lxc exec debian-test bash > root@debian-test:~# firefox > Could not find command-not-found database. Run 'sudo apt update' to populate > it. > firefox: command not found > > > > This bad behaviour is now generating quite some noise in the > > Debian bug tracker because we have enabled command-not-found in Kali > > and when they get it installed during upgrade (as opposed to during a > > fresh installation), the database is not created during the same apt > > run and they get this error message when they run a missing command: > > We only see reports from Kali, I have to assume it's Kali-specific breakage, > and I also do not have the resources to interact with this churn.
Also notably, if you do enable it by default, you ought to preseed the database in the images you offer, you don't just install c-n-f. -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en
