lp-set-dup command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix lp-set-dup command not found error message

Introduction

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

lp-set-dup: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lp-set-dup: command not found

In Ubuntu lp-set-dup is provided by lptools package.

lptools is:

LP Tools allow you to work with Launchpad without ever having to deal with the web interface. This package provides the following tools:

lp-attach - attach a file to a Launchpad bug
lp-bug-dupe-properties - find duplicate Launchpad bug reports
lp-capture-bug-counts - view summary of number of bugs for a Launchpad project
lp-check-membership - check if a launchpad user is a member of a group
lp-force-branch-mirror - force a new import
lp-get-branches - check out all the branches of a team
lp-grab-attachments - download all attachments for specified bugs or from bugs for a particular project
lp-list-bugs - list all bugs for a project
lp-milestone2ical - convert milestones on a project into the iCal format
lp-milestones - list and manipulate milestones for a project
lp-project - create and manage projects
lp-project-upload - upload release files
lp-recipe-status - show the status of the recipes owned by a particular user
lp-remove-team-members - remove members from a team
lp-review-list - list reviews for a project
lp-review-notifier - desktop notifier about reviews that can be done
lp-set-dup - mark duplicate bugs
lp-shell - convenient way to launch Python interpreter already logged in to launchpad

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

sudo apt-get -y install lptools

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

You can also use apt command to install lptools.

sudo apt -y install lptools

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

sudo aptitude install lptools

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