babeljs-7 command not found

Introduction

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

babeljs-7: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: babeljs-7: command not found

Solutions to babeljs-7: command not found

How To Fix babeljs-7: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu babeljs-7 is provided by node-babel7 package.

node-babel7 is:

Babel is a JavaScript compiler to use next generation JavaScript, today.

ES2015 and beyond: Babel has support for the latest version of JavaScript through syntax transformers. These plugins allow you to use new syntax, right now without waiting for browser support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-babel7

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

You can also use apt command to install node-babel7.

sudo apt -y install node-babel7

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

sudo aptitude install node-babel7

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix babeljs-7 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.