lsftp command not found

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

Introduction

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

lsftp: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lsftp: command not found

In Ubuntu lsftp is provided by lsh-client package.

lsh-client is:

lsh is a GPLed implementation of the Secure SHell protocol version 2 (SSH2), a secure replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.

This package contains the lsh client used to log in to a remote lsh or SSH2 server.

In some countries it may be illegal to use any encryption at all without a special permit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lsh-client

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

You can also use apt command to install lsh-client.

sudo apt -y install lsh-client

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

sudo aptitude install lsh-client

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