genconfig2 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix genconfig2 command not found error message

Introduction

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

genconfig2: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: genconfig2: command not found

Solutions to genconfig2: command not found

How To Fix genconfig2: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu genconfig2 is provided by ruby-beaker-hostgenerator package.

ruby-beaker-hostgenerator is:

beaker-hostgenerator is a command line utility designed to generate beaker host config files using a compact command line SUT specification.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

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

You can also use apt command to install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator.

sudo apt -y install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

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

sudo aptitude install ruby-beaker-hostgenerator

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix genconfig2 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.