kpatch command not found

Introduction

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

kpatch: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: kpatch: command not found

Solutions to kpatch: command not found

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

In Ubuntu kpatch is provided by kpatch package.

kpatch is:

kpatch is a Linux dynamic kernel patching tool which allows you to patch a running kernel without rebooting or restarting any processes. It enables sysadmins to apply critical security patches to the kernel immediately, without having to wait for long-running tasks to complete, users to log off, or for scheduled reboot windows. It gives more control over up-time without sacrificing security or stability.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kpatch

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

You can also use apt command to install kpatch.

sudo apt -y install kpatch

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

sudo aptitude install kpatch

Summary

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