fst-compiler-utf8 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix fst-compiler-utf8 command not found error message

Introduction

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

fst-compiler-utf8: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fst-compiler-utf8: command not found

Solutions to fst-compiler-utf8: command not found

How To Fix fst-compiler-utf8: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu fst-compiler-utf8 is provided by sfst package.

sfst is:

SFST is a toolbox for the implementation of morphological analysers and other tools which are based on finite state transducer technology. The SFST tools comprise

  • a compiler which translates transducer programs into minimised transducers
  • interactive and batch-mode analysis programs
  • tools for comparing and printing transducers
  • a C++ library which is efficient and easy to use

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

sudo apt-get -y install sfst

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

You can also use apt command to install sfst.

sudo apt -y install sfst

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

sudo aptitude install sfst

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix fst-compiler-utf8 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.