comparepdf command not found

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

Introduction

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

comparepdf: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: comparepdf: command not found

In Ubuntu comparepdf is provided by comparepdf package.

comparepdf is:

comparepdf is a command line tool for comparing two PDF files.

By default it compares their texts but it can also compare them visually (e.g., to detect changes in diagrams, images, fonts, and layout).

It should prove useful for automated testing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install comparepdf

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

You can also use apt command to install comparepdf.

sudo apt -y install comparepdf

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

sudo aptitude install comparepdf

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