package kvkbd not available, despite offered to install

Bug #1294379 reported by Christopher Barrington-Leigh
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command-not-found (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
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Bug Description

The following seems inconsistent. Ubuntu 14.04 offers to install my package. I take it up on its offer, and it says it's not possible. Instead, kvkbd should be accessible somewhere.

$ kvkbd
The program 'kvkbd' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install kvkbd

$ sudo apt-get install kvkbd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package kvkbd is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'kvkbd' has no installation candidate

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: aptitude (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Mar 18 18:10:13 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-11 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140218)
SourcePackage: aptitude
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Christopher Barrington-Leigh (cpbl) wrote :
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Axel Beckert (xtaran) wrote :

This is rather an issue with command-not-found (which provides the suggestion to install the package) than of apt (and not aptitude in any case, you used apt-get, not aptitude).

affects: aptitude (Ubuntu) → command-not-found (Ubuntu)
Axel Beckert (xtaran)
summary: - package kvkbd hidden, despite offer to install
+ package kvkbd not available, despite offer to install
summary: - package kvkbd not available, despite offer to install
+ package kvkbd not available, despite offered to install
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Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd) wrote :

Thanks for taking your time to report this issue and help making Ubuntu better.

I can confirm that command-not-found 0.3ubuntu9 on Ubuntu Trusty will suggest to install kvkbd even though the package is not available. (Kvkbd has been removed from the archive, see bug 1276140 for details)

Changed in command-not-found (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote :

It's a usability issue that doesn't limit the functionality of a core package.

Changed in command-not-found (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in command-not-found (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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