mbuffer command not found

Introduction

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

mbuffer: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mbuffer: command not found

Solutions to mbuffer: command not found

How To Fix mbuffer: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mbuffer is provided by mbuffer package.

mbuffer is:

The mbuffer tool is used to buffer data streams and show the I/O rate and summary to the user. It is especially useful for writing backups to fast tape drives or streaming them over the network. If used correctly, it can prevent buffer underruns and speed up the whole backup or transfer process.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mbuffer

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

You can also use apt command to install mbuffer.

sudo apt -y install mbuffer

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

sudo aptitude install mbuffer

Summary

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