fatresize command not found

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

Introduction

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

fatresize: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fatresize: command not found

In Ubuntu fatresize is provided by fatresize package.

fatresize is:

Fatresize is a command line tool for non-destructive resizing of FAT16/FAT32 partitions.

It is based on the GNU Parted library. The main target of the project is to be used with the EVMS FAT plugin.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fatresize

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

You can also use apt command to install fatresize.

sudo apt -y install fatresize

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

sudo aptitude install fatresize

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