atd command not found

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

Introduction

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

atd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: atd: command not found

In Ubuntu atd is provided by at package.

at is:

At and batch read shell commands from standard input storing them as a job to be scheduled for execution in the future.

Use at to run the job at a specified time batch to run the job when system load levels permit

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

sudo apt-get -y install at

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

You can also use apt command to install at.

sudo apt -y install at

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

sudo aptitude install at

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