faxq command not found

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

Introduction

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

faxq: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: faxq: command not found

In Ubuntu faxq is provided by mgetty-fax package.

mgetty-fax is:

The fax subsystem of the mgetty package.

This subsystems has the enhancements that are needed to send and receive faxes with mgetty and a Class 2 faxmodem.

The program ‘mgetty’ allows you to use a fax modem for receiving faxes and handling external logins without interfering with outgoing calls.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-fax

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

You can also use apt command to install mgetty-fax.

sudo apt -y install mgetty-fax

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

sudo aptitude install mgetty-fax

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