decode_teergrube command not found

Introduction

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

decode_teergrube: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: decode_teergrube: command not found

Solutions to decode_teergrube: command not found

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

In Ubuntu decode_teergrube is provided by sugarplum package.

sugarplum is:

Sugarplum is an automated spam-poisoner. Its purpose is to feed realistic and enticing, but totally useless or hazardous data to wandering address harvesters such as EmailSiphon, Cherry Picker, etc. The idea is to so contaminate spammers’ databases as to require that they be discarded, or at least that all data retrieved from your site (including actual email addresses) be removed.

Sugarplum employs a combination of Apache’s mod_rewrite URL rewriting rules and perl code. It combines several anti-spambot tactics, includling fictitious (but RFC822-compliant) email address poisoning, injection with the addresses of known spammers (let them all spam each other), deterministic output, and “teergrube” spamtrap addressing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install sugarplum

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

You can also use apt command to install sugarplum.

sudo apt -y install sugarplum

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

sudo aptitude install sugarplum

Summary

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