binfmtgcj-interpreter command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix binfmtgcj-interpreter command not found error message

Introduction

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

binfmtgcj-interpreter: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: binfmtgcj-interpreter: command not found

In Ubuntu binfmtgcj-interpreter is provided by binfmtc package.

binfmtc is:

Linux binfmt_misc handler for C, C++, Assembly languages, Pascal, Fortran, Java(GCJ).

Using the binfmt_misc interface, binfmtc allows users to seamlessly execute C source code as if they were scripts.

Includes example utilities realcsh.c, realksh.c, which are for your real C scripting pleasures.

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

sudo apt-get -y install binfmtc

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

You can also use apt command to install binfmtc.

sudo apt -y install binfmtc

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

sudo aptitude install binfmtc

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