xen-delete-image command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix xen-delete-image command not found error message

Introduction

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

xen-delete-image: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xen-delete-image: command not found

Solutions to xen-delete-image: command not found

How To Fix xen-delete-image: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu xen-delete-image is provided by xen-tools package.

xen-tools is:

This package contains tools to manage Debian based Xen virtual servers.

Using the scripts you can easily create fully configured Xen guest domains (DomU) which can be listed, updated, or copied easily.

xen-tools currently can install:

  • Debian 3.1 Sarge (i386 only)
  • Debian 4.0 Etch
  • Debian 5.0 Lenny
  • Debian 6.0 Squeeze
  • Debian 7 Wheezy
  • Debian 8 Jessie
  • Debian 9 Stretch
  • Debian 10 Buster
  • Debian 11 Bullseye (under development)
  • Debian 12 Bookworm (knows about this future release name)
  • Debian 13 Trixie (knows about this future release name)
  • Debian Sid (Unstable)
  • Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
  • Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
  • Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
  • Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
  • Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackaplope
  • Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
  • Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
  • Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
  • Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
  • Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
  • Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
  • Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander
  • Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
  • Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet
  • Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf
  • Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak
  • Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus
  • Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark
  • Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish
  • Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo
  • Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine
  • Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla
  • Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo (preliminary support, under development)
  • CentOS 5
  • CentOS 6

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

sudo apt-get -y install xen-tools

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

You can also use apt command to install xen-tools.

sudo apt -y install xen-tools

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

sudo aptitude install xen-tools

Summary

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