mwc-ace command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mwc-ace command not found error message

Introduction

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

mwc-ace: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mwc-ace: command not found

Solutions to mwc-ace: command not found

How To Fix mwc-ace: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mwc-ace is provided by mpc-ace package.

mpc-ace is:

This package contains the Makefile, Project, and Workspace Creator (MPC) as distributed with the ACE toolkit.

MPC generates platform- and compiler-specific files to automate the compilation process.

The following programs are included:

  • mpc-ace: generates project files for a single target
  • mwc-ace: generates workspace files for a set of projects

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpc-ace

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

You can also use apt command to install mpc-ace.

sudo apt -y install mpc-ace

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

sudo aptitude install mpc-ace

Summary

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