mkepmlist command not found

Introduction

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

mkepmlist: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mkepmlist: command not found

Solutions to mkepmlist: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mkepmlist is provided by epm package.

epm is:

This package allows a developer to produce packages for several different platforms from a single specification. Currently, Debian dpkg, RPM, AT&T/Solaris pkg, HP-UX depot/swinstall, and IRIX inst/tardist packages are supported, as well as a “portable” package that includes installation and removal scripts and a GUI setup program.

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

sudo apt-get -y install epm

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

You can also use apt command to install epm.

sudo apt -y install epm

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

sudo aptitude install epm

Summary

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