jfs_fsck command not found

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

Introduction

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

jfs_fsck: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: jfs_fsck: command not found

Solutions to jfs_fsck: command not found

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

In Ubuntu jfs_fsck is provided by jfsutils package.

jfsutils is:

Utilities for managing IBM’s Journaled File System (JFS) under Linux.

IBM’s journaled file system technology, currently used in IBM enterprise servers, is designed for high-throughput server environments, key to running intranet and other high-performance e-business file servers.

The following utilities are available:

  • fsck.jfs - initiate replay of the JFS transaction log, and check and repair a JFS formatted device.
  • logdump - dump a JFS formatted device’s journal log.
  • logredo - “replay” a JFS formatted device’s journal log.
  • mkfs.jfs - create a JFS formatted partition.
  • xchkdmp - dump the contents of a JFS fsck log file created with xchklog.
  • xchklog - extract a log from the JFS fsck workspace into a file.
  • xpeek - shell-type JFS file system editor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install jfsutils

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

You can also use apt command to install jfsutils.

sudo apt -y install jfsutils

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

sudo aptitude install jfsutils

Summary

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