rpcinfo command not found

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

Introduction

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

rpcinfo: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rpcinfo: command not found

In Ubuntu rpcinfo is provided by rpcbind package.

rpcbind is:

The rpcbind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses.

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

sudo apt-get -y install rpcbind

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

You can also use apt command to install rpcbind.

sudo apt -y install rpcbind

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

sudo aptitude install rpcbind

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