[Bug 1174509] Re: command-not-found shouldn't recommend installing transitional packages

[Phillip Susi]

I think command-not-found just needs a no change upload to rebuild the
database.

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Title:
  command-not-found shouldn't recommend installing transitional packages

Status in “command-not-found” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I do have gnibbles installed, I can even start it with the Launcher and with the gnome-nibbles command in the terminal, but issuing "gnibbles" says it's not installed even thou apt-cache policy is telling me it is installed. Is this a gnibbles bug or an apt-get one?
  Are other packages affected too?

  krychek at ultraviolence:~$ gnibbles
  The program 'gnibbles' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
  sudo apt-get install gnibbles
  krychek at ultraviolence:~$ apt-cache policy gnibbles
  gnibbles:
    Installed: 1:3.8.0-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:3.8.0-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1:3.8.0-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  Update: the same thing is happening with gcalctool! It looks like all
  transitional packages are affected.

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  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: gnibbles 1:3.8.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 29 21:49:32 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-31 (179 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: gnome-nibbles
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-25 (4 days ago)

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