gplink command not found

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

Introduction

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

gplink: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gplink: command not found

In Ubuntu gplink is provided by gputils package.

gputils is:

Those utilities for the Microchip PIC microcontrollers family contain an assembler (compatible with MPASM), a disassembler, and other tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gputils

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

You can also use apt command to install gputils.

sudo apt -y install gputils

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

sudo aptitude install gputils

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