vbackup-wizard command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix vbackup-wizard command not found error message

Introduction

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

vbackup-wizard: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: vbackup-wizard: command not found

Solutions to vbackup-wizard: command not found

How To Fix vbackup-wizard: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu vbackup-wizard is provided by vbackup package.

vbackup is:

vbackup constists of a set of scripts that handle the various aspects of a backup. It can be easily extended to support other backup methods too. It can be used for full or incremental backups. It also includes a wizard for basic (quick) configuration.

Currently it supports/backups:

  • XFS using xfsdump
  • Generic filesystem backups using tar
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • dpkg and RPM database
  • Partition tables, disk MBRs, MD and LVM information
  • OpenLDAP database

It can work with local files, handle NFS mounts or scp backups to a remote location. It also supports encryption using x509 certificates.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vbackup

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

You can also use apt command to install vbackup.

sudo apt -y install vbackup

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

sudo aptitude install vbackup

Summary

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