dh_installyorick command not found

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

Introduction

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

dh_installyorick: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dh_installyorick: command not found

Solutions to dh_installyorick: command not found

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

In Ubuntu dh_installyorick is provided by yorick-dev package.

yorick-dev is:

Yorick is an interpreted programming language for:

  • scientific simulations or calculations
  • postprocessing or steering large simulation codes
  • interactive scientific graphics
  • reading, writing, and translating large files of numbers

The yorick-dev package contains the files needed to compile (or package) plug-ins or custom `yorick’ executables.

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

sudo apt-get -y install yorick-dev

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

You can also use apt command to install yorick-dev.

sudo apt -y install yorick-dev

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

sudo aptitude install yorick-dev

Summary

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