mapcode command not found

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

Introduction

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

mapcode: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mapcode: command not found

Solutions to mapcode: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mapcode is provided by mapcode package.

mapcode is:

A mapcode represents a location. Every location on Earth can be represented by a mapcode. Mapcodes were designed to be short, easy to recognise, remember and communicate. They are precise to a few meters, which is good enough for every-day use. Locations in densely populated areas often get shorter mapcodes. See http://www.mapcode.com/

This package contains a command line utility that can convert to and from mapcodes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mapcode

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

You can also use apt command to install mapcode.

sudo apt -y install mapcode

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

sudo aptitude install mapcode

Summary

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