Following this answer, I tried to use the command line tool openvt on my debian jessie install. However it seems to not be available.Some googling suggests that the openvt command is included in the console-tools package. However trying to install console-tools just results in the following error:$ sudo apt-get install console-toolsReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree       Reading state information... DonePackage console-tools is not available, but is referred to by another package.This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, oris only available from another sourceE: Package 'console-tools' has no installation candidateIt seems like console-tools is no longer available? It's also not in the allpackages list.So my questions are:is there another package that can be used to install openvt?is there an alternative to openvt?how do I find out why the package is no longer availbable?
How do I install `openvt` in Debian Jessie?
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openvt is in the kbd package (you can find that out using apt-file search openvt). There isnt really an alternative to openvt, although you can manage VTs with systemd.To find out why the package is no longer available, look for it in the package tracker; this will point you to the removal bug which usually has the relevant details.