spim command not found

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

Introduction

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

spim: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: spim: command not found

Solutions to spim: command not found

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

In Ubuntu spim is provided by spim package.

spim is:

Emulates a MIPS R2000/R3000 processor in software. Useful for students who are taught MIPS R2000/R3000 assembly.

SPIM S20 is a software simulator that runs assembly language programs for the MIPS R2000/R3000 RISC computers. SPIM can read and immediately run files containing assembly language statements. SPIM is a self-contained system for running these programs and contains a debugger and interface to the operating system.

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

sudo apt-get -y install spim

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

You can also use apt command to install spim.

sudo apt -y install spim

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

sudo aptitude install spim

Summary

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