mk_modmap command not found

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

Introduction

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

mk_modmap: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mk_modmap: command not found

In Ubuntu mk_modmap is provided by kbd package.

kbd is:

This package allows you to set up the Linux console, change the font, resize text mode virtual consoles and remap the keyboard.

You will probably want to install a set of data files, such as the one in the “console-setup” package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kbd

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

You can also use apt command to install kbd.

sudo apt -y install kbd

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

sudo aptitude install kbd

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