apcupsd command not found

Introduction

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

apcupsd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: apcupsd: command not found

Solutions to apcupsd: command not found

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

In Ubuntu apcupsd is provided by apcupsd package.

apcupsd is:

apcupsd provides UPS power management for APC products, including most BackUPS series models (including USB), SmartUPS V/S, SmartUPS (NET/RM), and Matrix series.

It controls and monitors the status of UPS and allows your computer to run for a specified length of time on UPS power, and then executes a controlled shutdown in the case of an extended power failure.

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

sudo apt-get -y install apcupsd

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

You can also use apt command to install apcupsd.

sudo apt -y install apcupsd

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

sudo aptitude install apcupsd

Summary

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