rifiuti2 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix rifiuti2 command not found error message

Introduction

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

rifiuti2: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rifiuti2: command not found

Solutions to rifiuti2: command not found

How To Fix rifiuti2: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu rifiuti2 is provided by rifiuti2 package.

rifiuti2 is:

Rifiuti2 analyses recycle bin files from Windows. Analysis of Windows recycle bin is usually carried out during Windows computer forensics.

Rifiuti2 can extract file deletion time, original path and size of deleted files and whether the deleted files have been moved out from the recycle bin since they are trashed.

Rifiuti2 is a rewrite of rifiuti, which is originally written for identical purpose. Then it was extended to cover more functionalities, such as:

  • Handles recycle bin up to Windows 10;
  • Handles ancient Windows like 95, NT4 and ME;
  • Supports all localized versions of Windows - both Unicode-based ones and legacy ones (using ANSI code page);
  • Supports output in XML format as well as original tab-delimited text.

Rifiuti2 is designed to be portable and runs on command line environment. Two programs rifiuti and rifiuti-vista are chosen depending on relevant Windows recycle bin format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install rifiuti2

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

You can also use apt command to install rifiuti2.

sudo apt -y install rifiuti2

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

sudo aptitude install rifiuti2

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix rifiuti2 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.