mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10 command not found error message

Introduction

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

mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10: command not found

In Ubuntu mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10 is provided by cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 package.

cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 is:

A macro processor that is used automatically by the GNU C compiler to transform programs before actual compilation.

This package has been separated from gcc for the benefit of those who require the preprocessor but not the compiler.

This package contains preprocessor configured for mips64el architecture.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64

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

You can also use apt command to install cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64.

sudo apt -y install cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64

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

sudo aptitude install cpp-10-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64

In this tutorial we learn how to fix mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp-10 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.