mighty-mkindex command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mighty-mkindex command not found error message

Introduction

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

mighty-mkindex: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mighty-mkindex: command not found

Solutions to mighty-mkindex: command not found

How To Fix mighty-mkindex: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mighty-mkindex is provided by mighttpd2 package.

mighttpd2 is:

Mighttpd2 (pronounced as “mighty”) is a simple but practical HTTP server written in Haskell. It handles static files and CGI scripts. It also provides reverse proxy functionality.

Mighttpd2 is now implemented as a WAI application using the high-performance HTTP engine, “warp”. To httperf Ping-Pong benchmark, Mighttpd2 is faster than nginx.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mighttpd2

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

You can also use apt command to install mighttpd2.

sudo apt -y install mighttpd2

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

sudo aptitude install mighttpd2

Summary

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