elogd command not found

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

Introduction

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

elogd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: elogd: command not found

Solutions to elogd: command not found

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

In Ubuntu elogd is provided by elog package.

elog is:

The Electronic Logbook (ELOG) provides a Web interface to manage notes. Its general purpose is to make it easy for people to put and access information online; in the form of short, time stamped text messages with optional HTML markup for presentation, and optional file attachments. ELOG has its own daemon, there is no need for a full-fledged server (e.g. Apache). It stores notes as simple as plain text; no special formatting. Its features:

  • Personal logbooks: Personal notes can be written into ELOG and can then be retrieved from anywhere with a Web browser.
  • Shared logbooks: Logbooks can be shared by several people, for reading and optionally for writing. Work groups can share and exchange information like in a (simplified) news group.
  • Small databases: Since arbitrary attributes can be defined for a logbook, it can be used as a small database with search facilities.
  • Problem collections: A system can consist of two logbooks, in one of which users enter bugs or problems. Whenever someone adds a problem, an email is automatically sent to the administrator.
  • Shift logbooks: If the Allow delete and Allow edit flags are off, an entry cannot be modified once it’s been entered. This can be useful for shift logbooks for example in Physics experiments where each entry becomes a “document” with a time and author stamp.
  • File collections: Since files can be attached to ELOG entries, the system can be used to store and retrieve files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install elog

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

You can also use apt command to install elog.

sudo apt -y install elog

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

sudo aptitude install elog

Summary

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