gotestsum command not found

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

Introduction

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

gotestsum: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gotestsum: command not found

In Ubuntu gotestsum is provided by gotestsum package.

gotestsum is:

go test runner with output optimized for humans, JUnit XML for CI integration, and a summary of the test run results.

gotestsum runs tests, prints friendly test output and a summary of the test run. Requires Go 1.10+.

gotestsum works by running go test –json ./… and reading the JSON output.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gotestsum

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

You can also use apt command to install gotestsum.

sudo apt -y install gotestsum

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

sudo aptitude install gotestsum

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