inadyn command not found

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

Introduction

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

inadyn: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: inadyn: command not found

Solutions to inadyn: command not found

How To Fix inadyn: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu inadyn is provided by inadyn package.

inadyn is:

It is used in routers and Internet gateways to automate the task of keeping your DNS record up to date with any IP address changes from your ISP. It can also be used in installations with redundant backup connections to the Internet.

Inadyn can maintain multiple host names with the same IP address, and has a HTTP/HTTPS based IP detection which runs well behind a NAT router.

Selected DDNS providers are supported natively, see inadyn(8) for the complete list. Other providers can be supported using the generic DDNS plugin. Some of these services are free of charge for non-commercial use. Others take a small fee but provide more domains to choose from.

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

sudo apt-get -y install inadyn

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

You can also use apt command to install inadyn.

sudo apt -y install inadyn

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

sudo aptitude install inadyn

Summary

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