stegsnow command not found

Introduction

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

stegsnow: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: stegsnow: command not found

Solutions to stegsnow: command not found

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

In Ubuntu stegsnow is provided by stegsnow package.

stegsnow is:

This utility can conceal messages in ASCII text by appending whitespaces to the end of lines. Because spaces and tabs are generally not visible in text viewers, the message is effectively hidden from casual observers. And if the built-in encryption is used, the message cannot be read even if it is detected.

About the name: locating trailing whitespace in text is like finding a polar bear in a snowstorm. And it uses the ICE encryption algorithm, so the name is thematically consistent.

This package is useful for personal security, forensics investigations and other actions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install stegsnow

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

You can also use apt command to install stegsnow.

sudo apt -y install stegsnow

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

sudo aptitude install stegsnow

Summary

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