mrename command not found

Introduction

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

mrename: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mrename: command not found

Solutions to mrename: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mrename is provided by mrename package.

mrename is:

Mass Rename is a simple pair of shell scripts which make it easier to move, rename, or copy multiple files at once. It is intended mainly as an automatic and simple way to rename multiple files with a customizable prefix and a progressive number. It is also possible to modify the rename format simply by editing one of the scripts. It is easy, complete, and efficient, and was written only in sh code.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mrename

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

You can also use apt command to install mrename.

sudo apt -y install mrename

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

sudo aptitude install mrename

Summary

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