fexget command not found

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

Introduction

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

fexget: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fexget: command not found

Solutions to fexget: command not found

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

In Ubuntu fexget is provided by fex-utils package.

fex-utils is:

F*EX (Frams’s Fast File EXchange) is a service that can be used to allow users anywhere on the Internet to exchange very large files quickly and conveniently.

The sender uploads the file to the F*EX-server and the recipient automatically gets a notification e-mail with a download-URL.

This package includes:

fexsend fexget sexsend, sexget, sexxx afex, asex xx zz & ezz

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

sudo apt-get -y install fex-utils

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

You can also use apt command to install fex-utils.

sudo apt -y install fex-utils

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

sudo aptitude install fex-utils

Summary

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