gw-config command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix gw-config command not found error message

Introduction

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

gw-config: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gw-config: command not found

Solutions to gw-config: command not found

How To Fix gw-config: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gw-config is provided by kannel-dev package.

kannel-dev is:

Kannel is a gateway for connecting WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones to the Internet. It also works as an SMS/SMPP gateway, for providing SMS based services for GSM phones.

Headers and development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kannel-dev

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

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

sudo apt -y install kannel-dev

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

sudo aptitude install kannel-dev

Summary

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