ap51-flash command not found

Introduction

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

ap51-flash: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ap51-flash: command not found

Solutions to ap51-flash: command not found

How To Fix ap51-flash: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu ap51-flash is provided by ap51-flash package.

ap51-flash is:

ap51-flash is a tool to simplify the automatic firmware deployment for a multitude of home routers and wireless access points.

ap51-flash can identify target device(s), select the correct firmware image and perform the required communication to carry out the installation procedure. It works without the need for a local TFTP server or manual, target device specific network configuration.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ap51-flash

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

You can also use apt command to install ap51-flash.

sudo apt -y install ap51-flash

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

sudo aptitude install ap51-flash

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix ap51-flash command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.