vztmpl-dl command not found

Introduction

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

vztmpl-dl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: vztmpl-dl: command not found

Solutions to vztmpl-dl: command not found

How To Fix vztmpl-dl: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu vztmpl-dl is provided by vzctl package.

vzctl is:

OpenVZ is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual private servers on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. Each VPS performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server; VPSs can be rebooted independently and have root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries and configuration files.

This package contain the control tool to manipulate the virtual servers.

OBSERVE! You need a Linux kernel patched with openvz support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vzctl

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

You can also use apt command to install vzctl.

sudo apt -y install vzctl

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

sudo aptitude install vzctl

Summary

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