resolvconf command not found

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

Introduction

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

resolvconf: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: resolvconf: command not found

In Ubuntu resolvconf is provided by openresolv package.

openresolv is:

Allows multiple daemons to manage resolv.conf and configures local resolvers such as dnsmasq and unbound.

This package may require some manual configuration. Please read resolvconf(8) and resolvconf.conf(5) for detailed instructions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install openresolv

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

You can also use apt command to install openresolv.

sudo apt -y install openresolv

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

sudo aptitude install openresolv

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