bpf-gcc-ar command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix bpf-gcc-ar command not found error message

Introduction

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

bpf-gcc-ar: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: bpf-gcc-ar: command not found

In Ubuntu bpf-gcc-ar is provided by gcc-bpf package.

gcc-bpf is:

Cross compiler for the bpf target. This package is primarily for those developing for BPF and is not needed by normal users or developers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-bpf

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

You can also use apt command to install gcc-bpf.

sudo apt -y install gcc-bpf

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

sudo aptitude install gcc-bpf

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