mkbootimg command not found

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

Introduction

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

mkbootimg: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mkbootimg: command not found

In Ubuntu mkbootimg is provided by mkbootimg package.

mkbootimg is:

Creates Android boot images that includes kernel image and ramdisk, in a special format which can be used with fastboot.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkbootimg

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

You can also use apt command to install mkbootimg.

sudo apt -y install mkbootimg

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

sudo aptitude install mkbootimg

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