pat-winlink command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pat-winlink command not found error message

Introduction

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

pat-winlink: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pat-winlink: command not found

In Ubuntu pat-winlink is provided by pat package.

pat is:

Pat is a client for sending and receiving email over Winlink, using multiple transports including telnet, AX.25, WINMOR and ARDOP. It supports both a command-line and a web interface using a built-in HTTP server.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pat

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

You can also use apt command to install pat.

sudo apt -y install pat

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

sudo aptitude install pat

Summary

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