While this behaviour may be a bit confusing for users, it is consistent with
what upstream does.
Check: https://sqlite.org/quickstart.html
>At a shell or DOS prompt, enter: "sqlite3 test.db". This will create a new
>database named "test.db".
Or look at one of the downloads offered at the
Currently the package 'sqlite2' provides the binary /usr/bin/sqlite,
while the package 'sqlite' provides the binary /usr/bin/sqlite3.
This results in a confusing interaction, because with sqlite package
installed, running sqlite results in a 'command not found' message and a
suggestion to