basex command not found

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

Introduction

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

basex: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: basex: command not found

Solutions to basex: command not found

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

In Ubuntu basex is provided by basex package.

basex is:

BaseX is a very fast and light-weight, yet powerful XML database and XPath/XQuery processor, including support for the latest W3C Full Text and Update Recommendations. It supports large XML instances and offers a highly interactive front-end (basexgui). Apart from two local standalone modes, BaseX offers a client/server architecture.

The package provides following commands:

  • basex ………. Standalone local XML database. Command line interface.
  • basexgui ……. Standalone local XML database. Graphical user interface.
  • basexserver …. BaseX XML Database Server.
  • basexclient …. BaseX XML Database Client. BaseX XML database and XPath/XQuery processor

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

sudo apt-get -y install basex

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

You can also use apt command to install basex.

sudo apt -y install basex

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

sudo aptitude install basex

Summary

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