hesinfo command not found

Introduction

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

hesinfo: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: hesinfo: command not found

Solutions to hesinfo: command not found

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

In Ubuntu hesinfo is provided by hesiod package.

hesiod is:

Hesiod is a name service library that can provide general name service for a variety of applications. It is derived from BIND, the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon, and leverages the existing DNS infrastructure of a network. It is used on a number of university networks, including MIT and Iowa State University.

This package is only useful on networks that already use Hesiod.

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

sudo apt-get -y install hesiod

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

You can also use apt command to install hesiod.

sudo apt -y install hesiod

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

sudo aptitude install hesiod

Summary

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