dpkg-sig command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix dpkg-sig command not found error message

Introduction

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

dpkg-sig: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dpkg-sig: command not found

In Ubuntu dpkg-sig is provided by dpkg-sig package.

dpkg-sig is:

dpkg-sig is a low-level tool for creation and verification of signature on Debian binary packages (.deb-files).

The created signed packages are strict compatible with dpkg and the apt-utils.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-sig

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

You can also use apt command to install dpkg-sig.

sudo apt -y install dpkg-sig

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

sudo aptitude install dpkg-sig

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