jsonnet command not found

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

Introduction

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

jsonnet: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: jsonnet: command not found

Solutions to jsonnet: command not found

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

In Ubuntu jsonnet is provided by jsonnet package.

jsonnet is:

A data templating language for app and tool developers

  • Generate config data
  • Side-effect free
  • Organize, simplify, unify
  • Manage sprawling config

A simple extension of JSON

  • Open source (Apache 2.0)
  • Familiar syntax
  • Reformatter, linter
  • Editor & IDE integrations
  • Formally specified

Eliminate duplication with object-orientation. Or, use functions. Integrate with existing / custom applications. Generate JSON, YAML, INI, and other formats.

This package ships the binary executable.

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

sudo apt-get -y install jsonnet

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

You can also use apt command to install jsonnet.

sudo apt -y install jsonnet

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

sudo aptitude install jsonnet

Summary

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