From 1bd711dbc806f890927a479e5dca69b164c18a59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Ross <jason.ross841@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 18:31:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added which guard to check that command whether the command
 is available before installation

---
 pkgmgr.go | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkgmgr.go b/pkgmgr.go
index 86e925d..5a3160c 100644
--- a/pkgmgr.go
+++ b/pkgmgr.go
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ func resolveSystemPkgs(names []string) ([]string, []string) {
 
 // isSystemPkgInstalled queries the host package manager.
 func isSystemPkgInstalled(pkg string) bool {
+	// If 'which $pkg' returns a value, the package's command is available, so skip it.
+	if r, ok := probe([]string{"which", pkg}, 0); ok && r.ExitCode == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	switch pkgMgr {
 	case "dnf":
 		r, ok := probe([]string{"rpm", "-q", pkg}, 0)