pluginhook command not found

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

Introduction

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

pluginhook: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pluginhook: command not found

Solutions to pluginhook: command not found

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

In Ubuntu pluginhook is provided by pluginhook package.

pluginhook is:

The pluginhook command loops through all plugin directories found in the path defined by the environment variable PLUGIN_PATH and passes the same arguments to any hook scripts by that name. This means installing a plugin is as simple as putting it in your PLUGIN_PATH.

pluginhook does not only provide a mechanism for arguments broadcasting, it also accepts streams and pass them through each plugin.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pluginhook

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

You can also use apt command to install pluginhook.

sudo apt -y install pluginhook

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

sudo aptitude install pluginhook

Summary

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