mailnag-config command not found

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

Introduction

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

mailnag-config: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mailnag-config: command not found

Solutions to mailnag-config: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mailnag-config 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-config command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.