clevis-encrypt-tang command not found

Introduction

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

clevis-encrypt-tang: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: clevis-encrypt-tang: command not found

Solutions to clevis-encrypt-tang: command not found

How To Fix clevis-encrypt-tang: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu clevis-encrypt-tang is provided by clevis package.

clevis is:

Clevis is a plugable framework for automated decryption. It can be used to provide automated decryption of data or even automated unlocking of LUKS volumes.

It supports tang and shamir secret sharing (SSS).

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

sudo apt-get -y install clevis

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

You can also use apt command to install clevis.

sudo apt -y install clevis

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

sudo aptitude install clevis

Summary

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