apt-build command not found

Introduction

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

apt-build: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: apt-build: command not found

Solutions to apt-build: command not found

How To Fix apt-build: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu apt-build is provided by apt-build package.

apt-build is:

This is an apt-get front-end for compiling software optimized for your architecture by creating a local repository with built packages. It can manage system upgrades too.

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-build

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

You can also use apt command to install apt-build.

sudo apt -y install apt-build

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

sudo aptitude install apt-build

Summary

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