debbugs-upgradestatus command not found

Introduction

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

debbugs-upgradestatus: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: debbugs-upgradestatus: command not found

Solutions to debbugs-upgradestatus: command not found

How To Fix debbugs-upgradestatus: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu debbugs-upgradestatus is provided by debbugs package.

debbugs is:

Debian has a bug tracking system which files details of bugs reported by users and developers. Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file until it is marked as having been dealt with. The system is mainly controlled by e-mail, but the bug reports can be viewed using the WWW.

This version is fully functional, but it does not automatically configure. See /usr/share/doc/debbugs/README.Debian after installation.

Note: there might be various issues with this package, caveat emptor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install debbugs

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

You can also use apt command to install debbugs.

sudo apt -y install debbugs

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

sudo aptitude install debbugs

Summary

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