weresync command not found

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

Introduction

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

weresync: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: weresync: command not found

Solutions to weresync: command not found

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

In Ubuntu weresync is provided by weresync package.

weresync is:

This package allows you to clone your drive to a target drive. It clones the drive incrementally, so after the first clone it will take a much shorter time. It provides both the “weresync” and “weresync-gui” commands, in order to run the program.

Why use WereSync?

WereSync is accessible to less-technical users. It comes with a simple interface and clone a drive with a single command while your computer is running. No booting to a live disk or pushing through a long initiation process. Unlike dd or CloneZilla, WereSync requires a low level of technical skill and has an easy learning curve

WereSync can run while the your main drive is being used, instead of blocking your computer up for hours at a time

WereSync will incrementally update clones, making subsequent clones much faster.

WereSync works quickly, a single command copies your entire drive, no booting to live CDs or managing MBRs.

WereSync can copy to a smaller drive, provided your drive’s data will fit.

WereSync creates new UUIDs for the new partitions, allowing you to use the old and new drives alongside each other.

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

sudo apt-get -y install weresync

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

You can also use apt command to install weresync.

sudo apt -y install weresync

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

sudo aptitude install weresync

Summary

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