kpatch-build command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix kpatch-build command not found error message

Introduction

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

kpatch-build: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: kpatch-build: command not found

In Ubuntu kpatch-build is provided by kpatch-build package.

kpatch-build is:

kpatch-build is a tool that can build both kpatch and livepatch modules from a given patch.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kpatch-build

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

You can also use apt command to install kpatch-build.

sudo apt -y install kpatch-build

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

sudo aptitude install kpatch-build

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