c++filt command not found

Introduction

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

c++filt: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: c++filt: command not found

Solutions to c++filt: command not found

How To Fix c++filt: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu c++filt is provided by binutils package.

binutils is:

The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate binary and object files. They may be used in conjunction with a compiler and various libraries to build programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install binutils

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

You can also use apt command to install binutils.

sudo apt -y install binutils

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

sudo aptitude install binutils

Summary

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