dqcache-makekey command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix dqcache-makekey command not found error message

Introduction

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

dqcache-makekey: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dqcache-makekey: command not found

In Ubuntu dqcache-makekey is provided by dqcache package.

dqcache is:

The dq package provides software for DNS/DNSCurve. This software is derived from djbdns, adds DNSCurve protection and support for IPv6.

dqcache is recursive DNS/DNSCurve server derived from dnscache.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dqcache

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

You can also use apt command to install dqcache.

sudo apt -y install dqcache

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

sudo aptitude install dqcache

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