idl2deb command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix idl2deb command not found error message

Introduction

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

idl2deb: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: idl2deb: command not found

In Ubuntu idl2deb is provided by wireshark-dev package.

wireshark-dev is:

Wireshark is a network “sniffer” - a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list here.

This package provides idl2wrs and other files necessary for developing new packet dissectors.

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

sudo apt-get -y install wireshark-dev

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

You can also use apt command to install wireshark-dev.

sudo apt -y install wireshark-dev

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

sudo aptitude install wireshark-dev

In this tutorial we learn how to fix idl2deb command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.