0install command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

0install: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: 0install: command not found

Solutions to 0install: command not found

How To Fix 0install: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu 0install is provided by 0install-core package.

0install-core is:

Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system available under the LGPL. It allows software developers to publish programs directly from their own web-sites, while supporting features familiar from centralised distribution repositories such as shared libraries, automatic updates and digital signatures. It is intended to complement, rather than replace, the operating system’s package management. 0install packages never interfere with those provided by the distribution.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install 0install-core

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install 0install-core.

sudo apt -y install 0install-core

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install 0install-core

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix 0install command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.