lift command not found

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

Introduction

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

lift: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lift: command not found

In Ubuntu lift is provided by lift package.

lift is:

Lift provides an integration/functional test platform which handles executable tests easily and generically.

Lift only deals with executables and their return code
- A particular test can be written in the language that fit it the most
Test declaration in a simple YAML syntax
- No need to learn a programming language to integrate a test in a suite
Easily declare a test as running locally or on a remote machine
Remote tests: upload needed assets automatically and cleanup afterward
Naturally organize a test suite in multiple sub-folders/sub-test suites
Easily run a sub-test suite or specific tests from the command line
Pass environment variables to tests
Inheritance of remotes and environment across sub-test suites
- For example, remotes can be defined in the top folder and used below
Only one command to run all or specific tests: lift
Export XUnit reports, for easy integration with Jenkins & friends

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

sudo apt-get -y install lift

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

You can also use apt command to install lift.

sudo apt -y install lift

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

sudo aptitude install lift

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