pdns_recursor command not found

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

Introduction

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

pdns_recursor: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pdns_recursor: command not found

In Ubuntu pdns_recursor is provided by pdns-recursor package.

pdns-recursor is:

High-performance resolving name server, utilizing multiple processor and including Lua scripting capabilities.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdns-recursor

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

You can also use apt command to install pdns-recursor.

sudo apt -y install pdns-recursor

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

sudo aptitude install pdns-recursor

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