[Bug 394843] [NEW] command-not-found unhelpfully suggests using apt-get to install apt

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: command-not-found

1. Get your computer into a state where apt-get is unavailable -- for example, by experiencing a disk error that loses it.
2. From the terminal, enter a command that requires apt, e.g. apt-get.

What happens: "The program 'apt-get' is currently not installed. You can
install it by typing: apt-get install apt"

What should happen:
* At a minimum, command-not-found should not suggest the impossible.
* Perhaps command-not-found should check if there is an Internet connection, and if there is, offer to download and install apt itself.

[Originally reported by Rogério Vicente in
<http://twitter.com/rogeriopvl/status/2435129623>.]

** Affects: command-not-found (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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command-not-found unhelpfully suggests using apt-get to install apt
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394843
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