xl2tpd-control command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix xl2tpd-control command not found error message

Introduction

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

xl2tpd-control: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xl2tpd-control: command not found

Solutions to xl2tpd-control: command not found

How To Fix xl2tpd-control: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu xl2tpd-control is provided by xl2tpd package.

xl2tpd is:

xl2tpd is an open source implementation of the L2TP tunneling protocol (RFC2661). xl2tpd is forked from l2tpd and is maintained by Xelerance Corporation.

The main purpose of this protocol is to tunnel PPP frames through IP networks. It implements both LAC and LNS role in the L2TP networking architecture.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xl2tpd

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

You can also use apt command to install xl2tpd.

sudo apt -y install xl2tpd

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

sudo aptitude install xl2tpd

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix xl2tpd-control command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.