pifconfig3 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pifconfig3 command not found error message

Introduction

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

pifconfig3: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pifconfig3: command not found

In Ubuntu pifconfig3 is provided by python3-ethtool package.

python3-ethtool is:

Allows querying and changing of ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, autonegotiation, and PCI locations.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ethtool

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

You can also use apt command to install python3-ethtool.

sudo apt -y install python3-ethtool

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

sudo aptitude install python3-ethtool

In this tutorial we learn how to fix pifconfig3 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.