pon command not found

Introduction

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

pon: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pon: command not found

Solutions to pon: command not found

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

In Ubuntu pon is provided by ppp package.

ppp is:

The Point-to-Point Protocol provides a standard way to transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the machines at either end of the link to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link.

This package is most commonly used to manage a modem for dial-up or certain kinds of broadband connections.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ppp

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

You can also use apt command to install ppp.

sudo apt -y install ppp

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

sudo aptitude install ppp

Summary

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