[Bug 1063384] Re: told 'gvim' is in 'vim', but it isn't

[Hans Joachim Desserud]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 380506 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380506

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1066549
   package "vim" advertised to supply "gvim" but does not.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 380506
   command-not-found should not suggest non-gui vim packages for 'gvim'

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Title:
  told 'gvim' is in 'vim', but it isn't

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Intended:  launch gvim.

  Seen: told to install package 'vim' to get program 'gvim'.
  moses at deunan:/tmp$ gvim
  The program 'gvim' can be found in the following packages:
   * vim
   * vim-gnome
   * vim-tiny
   * vim-athena
   * vim-gtk
   * vim-nox
  Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

  Expected: package 'vim' is not installed.

  Difference: package 'vim' *is* installed.
  moses at deunan:/tmp$ dpkg -l vim
  Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
  | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
  |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
  ||/ Name           Version        Description
  +++-==============-==============-============================================
  ii  vim            2:7.3.429-2ubu Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor

  Suggestion: change the message "The program 'gvim' can be found in the
  following packages..." to omit mention of 'vim' or any other package
  that does not contain the 'gvim' program.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic-pae 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct  7 15:10:06 2012
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (162 days ago)

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