unpack_bootimg command not found

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

Introduction

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

unpack_bootimg: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: unpack_bootimg: command not found

In Ubuntu unpack_bootimg is provided by mkbootimg package.

mkbootimg is:

Creates Android boot images that includes kernel image and ramdisk, in a special format which can be used with fastboot.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkbootimg

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

You can also use apt command to install mkbootimg.

sudo apt -y install mkbootimg

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

sudo aptitude install mkbootimg

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