latex209 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix latex209 command not found error message

Introduction

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

latex209: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: latex209: command not found

In Ubuntu latex209 is provided by latex209-bin package.

latex209-bin is:

LaTeX 2.09 is obsolete. Use LaTeX 2e. This package is for those who want to use old style files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install latex209-bin

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

You can also use apt command to install latex209-bin.

sudo apt -y install latex209-bin

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

sudo aptitude install latex209-bin

In this tutorial we learn how to fix latex209 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.