mailnag command not found

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

Introduction

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

mailnag: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mailnag: command not found

Solutions to mailnag: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mailnag is provided by mailnag package.

mailnag is:

Mailnag is a daemon program that checks POP3 and IMAP servers for new mail. On mail arrival it performs various actions provided by plugins. Mailnag comes with a set of desktop-independent default plugins for visual/sound notifications, script execution etc. and can be extended with additional plugins easily.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mailnag

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

You can also use apt command to install mailnag.

sudo apt -y install mailnag

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

sudo aptitude install mailnag

Summary

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