dbiprof command not found

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

Introduction

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

dbiprof: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dbiprof: command not found

Solutions to dbiprof: command not found

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

In Ubuntu dbiprof is provided by libdbi-perl package.

libdbi-perl is:

DBI (DataBase Interface) is a Perl framework that provides a common interface to access various backend databases in a uniform manner. DBD (DataBase Driver) modules provide implementations for various backend data storage mechanisms including networked relational databases (particularly SQL databases) and even web services such as the Google search engine.

It is extremely portable and available for a wide range of operating systems, architectures and data stores, including:

  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • IBM DB2
  • SQLite
  • PostgreSQL
  • Firebird
  • MySQL

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdbi-perl

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

You can also use apt command to install libdbi-perl.

sudo apt -y install libdbi-perl

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

sudo aptitude install libdbi-perl

Summary

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