akonadi_rds command not found

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

Introduction

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

akonadi_rds: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: akonadi_rds: command not found

Solutions to akonadi_rds: command not found

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

In Ubuntu akonadi_rds is provided by akonadi-server package.

akonadi-server is:

Akonadi is an extensible cross-desktop Personal Information Management (PIM) storage service. It provides a common framework for applications to store and access mail, calendars, addressbooks, and other PIM data.

This package contains the Akonadi PIM storage server and associated programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install akonadi-server

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

You can also use apt command to install akonadi-server.

sudo apt -y install akonadi-server

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

sudo aptitude install akonadi-server

Summary

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