pppoe-start command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pppoe-start command not found error message

Introduction

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

pppoe-start: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pppoe-start: command not found

Solutions to pppoe-start: command not found

How To Fix pppoe-start: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu pppoe-start is provided by pppoe package.

pppoe is:

PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a protocol used by many ADSL Internet service providers. This package allows you to connect to those PPPoE service providers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pppoe

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

You can also use apt command to install pppoe.

sudo apt -y install pppoe

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

sudo aptitude install pppoe

Summary

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