umd command not found

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

Introduction

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

umd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: umd: command not found

Solutions to umd: command not found

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

In Ubuntu umd is provided by node-umd package.

node-umd is:

UMD (Universal Module Definition) is a common pattern used in javascript programming allowing one to write once a loader working in different context (server, browser). This loader is compatible with different API like RequireJS, AMD or CommonJs.

This module provides:

  • simple synchronous wrapping of a string
  • return style module support
  • CommonJS support
  • support preventing internal UMDs from conflicting

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install node-umd

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

You can also use apt command to install node-umd.

sudo apt -y install node-umd

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

sudo aptitude install node-umd

Summary

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