mips64el-linux-gnuabi64-cpp command not found

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

or when using sudo you get the following error message

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

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

cpp-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 is:

The GNU C preprocessor 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 cross-compiler for mips64el architecture.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C preprocessor for the mips64el architecture.

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

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

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

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

sudo aptitude install cpp-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64

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