datum_strip command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix datum_strip command not found error message

Introduction

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

datum_strip: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: datum_strip: command not found

Solutions to datum_strip: command not found

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

In Ubuntu datum_strip is provided by libcarp-datum-perl package.

libcarp-datum-perl is:

Carp::Datum implements the following features:

  • Programming by contract: pre-conditions, post-conditions, assertions.
  • Flow control tracing: routine entry, arguments, returned values
  • Dynamic (i.e. runtime) configuration via mini language to tailor debugging and/or tracing at the routine / file / package / type level.
  • Ability to statically remove all assertions and flow control tracing hooks in modules making use of Carp::Datum.
  • Cooperation with Log::Agent for tracing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcarp-datum-perl

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

You can also use apt command to install libcarp-datum-perl.

sudo apt -y install libcarp-datum-perl

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

sudo aptitude install libcarp-datum-perl

Summary

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