traptoemail command not found

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

Introduction

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

traptoemail: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: traptoemail: command not found

In Ubuntu traptoemail is provided by snmptrapd package.

snmptrapd is:

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

snmptrapd is an SNMP application (daemon) that receives and logs SNMP TRAP and INFORM messages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install snmptrapd

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

You can also use apt command to install snmptrapd.

sudo apt -y install snmptrapd

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

sudo aptitude install snmptrapd

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