pppconfig command not found

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

Introduction

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

pppconfig: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pppconfig: command not found

Solutions to pppconfig: command not found

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

In Ubuntu pppconfig is provided by pppconfig package.

pppconfig is:

It provides extensive explanations at each step. pppconfig supports PAP, CHAP, and chat methods of authentication. It uses the standard ppp configuration files and sets ppp up so that the standard pon and poff commands can be used to control ppp. Some features supported by pppconfig are:

  • Multiple ISPs with separate nameservers.
  • Modem detection.
  • Dynamic DNS.
  • Dial on demand.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pppconfig

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

You can also use apt command to install pppconfig.

sudo apt -y install pppconfig

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

sudo aptitude install pppconfig

Summary

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