spinner command not found

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

Introduction

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

spinner: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: spinner: command not found

In Ubuntu spinner is provided by spinner package.

spinner is:

spinner sends small packets (null packets or a fancy ASCII spin fan with motion) to keep a link up.

It is the perfect application to keep alive a connection over routers which disconnect a link after some idle time.

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

sudo apt-get -y install spinner

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

You can also use apt command to install spinner.

sudo apt -y install spinner

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

sudo aptitude install spinner

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