bst command not found

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

Introduction

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

bst: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: bst: command not found

Solutions to bst: command not found

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

In Ubuntu bst is provided by buildstream package.

buildstream is:

BuildStream is a GNOME project to improve the continuous integration of complex systems and applications. The project aims to pay special attention to those developers and integrators who care about the maintainability of their projects during a long period of time.

BuildStream is also a powerful and flexible software integration toolset. It has been designed to create different outputs out of a unique input and, at the same time, it is able to adapt to complex workflows, even when additional build tools are required. An important part of BuildStream is a sister project called BuildGrid, that allows BuildStream to build at scale.

This package provides the toolset, accessible with the bst command.

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildstream

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

You can also use apt command to install buildstream.

sudo apt -y install buildstream

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

sudo aptitude install buildstream

Summary

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