dbskkd-cdb command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix dbskkd-cdb command not found error message

Introduction

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

dbskkd-cdb: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dbskkd-cdb: command not found

In Ubuntu dbskkd-cdb is provided by dbskkd-cdb package.

dbskkd-cdb is:

dbskkd-cdb is a dictionary server for SKK Japanese input systems, using D. J. Bernstein’s cdb database for faster dictionary access.

dbskkd-cdb is compatible with skkserv on the protocol behavior. It is called from an internet super-server.

This package uses the SKK dictionary cdb file `SKK-JISYO.cdb’ that is provided by the skkdic-cdb package.

If you want to convert your own dictionary to cdb, use the `makeskkcdbdic’ command. This command requires the tinycdb package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbskkd-cdb

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

You can also use apt command to install dbskkd-cdb.

sudo apt -y install dbskkd-cdb

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

sudo aptitude install dbskkd-cdb

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