kup-purger command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix kup-purger command not found error message

Introduction

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

kup-purger: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: kup-purger: command not found

Solutions to kup-purger: command not found

How To Fix kup-purger: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu kup-purger is provided by kup-backup package.

kup-backup is:

Kup is a backup tool for KDE’s Plasma desktop created for helping people to keep up-to-date backups of their personal files.

Features :

  • Incremental backup archive with the use of “bup”.
  • Synchronized folders with the use of “rsync”.
  • Support for local filesystem or external usb storage.
  • Monitor availibilty of backup destination.
  • Integration into KDE’s Plasma desktop.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kup-backup

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

You can also use apt command to install kup-backup.

sudo apt -y install kup-backup

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

sudo aptitude install kup-backup

Summary

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