[Hamara-devel] bash auto complete

[Vikas Tara]

On 30/09/16 13:39, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Vikas Tara (2016-09-29 11:22:44)
>> autocomplete in bash on Debian differs quite a bit from the 
>> implementation on Ubuntu.
>>
>> Having used the latter - it's quite difficult to lose the extra 
>> functionality.
>>
>> Does anyone know the difference between them?
> Perhaps if you elaborate on the kind of difference you experience others 
> are better clued in on what might cause it.
>
> One wild guess is that Ubuntu installs command-not-found by default, 
> while Debian does not: Try install that package and see if that 
> "magically" provides the kind of experience you are like in Ubuntu.
You got it first guess ;)

Let me see if that package is what I am thinking of

>
> Personally I dislike it: It slows down when fumbling around, which is 
> particularly hurtful on low-end machines.  Sure I am biased being an 
> experienced user, but I strongly recommend teaching less experienced 
> users to explore commands and packages by explicit searching (my 
> favorite is axi-cache from the package apt-xapian-index) rather than 
> teaching them to do it by use of _same_ interface as exploring already 
> installed commands.
See your point, what do others think?

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