debirf command not found

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

Introduction

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

debirf: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: debirf: command not found

Solutions to debirf: command not found

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

In Ubuntu debirf is provided by debirf package.

debirf is:

debirf (DEBian on Initial Ram Filesystem) is a set of tools designed to create and prepare a kernel and initial ram filesystem that can run a full-blown Debian environment entirely from RAM.

The kernel and initramfs pair created by debirf can be used for a myriad of purposes, from quick-and-easy system repair to diskless thin clients. The kernel and initrd can be placed in your system boot partition, burnt to read-only media, or supplied by a netboot server.

The debirf tools use a module architecture which allows you to customize debirf for any possible purpose by specifying what components are included in the generated image.

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

sudo apt-get -y install debirf

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

You can also use apt command to install debirf.

sudo apt -y install debirf

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

sudo aptitude install debirf

Summary

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