tapeinfo command not found

Introduction

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

tapeinfo: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: tapeinfo: command not found

Solutions to tapeinfo: command not found

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

In Ubuntu tapeinfo is provided by mtx package.

mtx is:

MTX can be used to manipulate autoloaders and tape libraries, such as loading, unloading and switching tapes automatically. This is necessary glue for using backup software like Amanda or Bacula together with these devices.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mtx

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

You can also use apt command to install mtx.

sudo apt -y install mtx

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

sudo aptitude install mtx

Summary

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