#1032175 command-not-found: Suggests the use of sudo even if sudo is not installed

Package:
command-not-found
Source:
command-not-found
Submitter:
Axel Beckert
Date:
2026-01-10 11:15:36 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1032175#5
Date:
2023-03-01 03:51:28 UTC
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% offpunk
Command 'offpunk' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install offpunk
% sudo apt install offpunk
Command 'sudo' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install sudo
sudo apt install sudo-ldap
%

Yeah, sure. 🙃

JFTR:

% which sudo
sudo not found

IMHO if sudo is not installed these messages should look more like this:

% offpunk
Command 'offpunk' not found, but can be installed as root with:
apt install offpunk
% sudo apt install offpunk
Command 'sudo' not found, but can be installed with as root with:
apt install sudo
apt install sudo-ldap

(Happend with zsh as login shell. I don't expect this makes a
difference, but I'm not sure that it doesn't make a difference either.)
#1032175#10
Date:
2026-01-10 10:08:33 UTC
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