specrb command not found

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

Introduction

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

specrb: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: specrb: command not found

In Ubuntu specrb is provided by ruby-test-spec package.

ruby-test-spec is:

The test/spec library layers an RSpec-inspired interface on top of Test::Unit, so you can mix test-driven and behavior-driven development.

test/spec is a clean-room implementation that maps most kinds of Test::Unit assertions to a `should’-like syntax.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-test-spec

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

You can also use apt command to install ruby-test-spec.

sudo apt -y install ruby-test-spec

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

sudo aptitude install ruby-test-spec

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