Peter Toye <lilyp...@ptoye.com> writes: > Friday, January 24, 2020, 1:32:32 PM, David Kastrup wrote: > >> Peter Toye <lilyp...@ptoye.com> writes: > >>> Friday, January 24, 2020, 11:34:24 AM, Peter Toye wrote: >>> >>> That's easier said than done. I found the relevant package name and >>> used apt-get to install it. At least, I think I did, but typing lsusb >>> comes up with bash: lsusb: command not found so that's obviously not >>> right. i tried searching for a file called lsusb but came up with no >>> result. > >> hash -r > >> or open a new terminal window. > > But if bash can't find the app in the first place, > clearing the hash table wno't make much > difference!
I have no idea what you mean by "in the first place". >>> So (newbie Linux question again) - where does apt-get put the >>> installed package? Or do I have to do something else first? > >> Should be installed where it's getting found as long as your shell is >> not convinced otherwise from previous tries. > > But it's not getting found - that's the issue! Have you tried hash -r or haven't you? It is not clear from what you wrote. -- David Kastrup
