xmppc command not found

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

Introduction

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

xmppc: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xmppc: command not found

Solutions to xmppc: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xmppc is provided by xmppc package.

xmppc is:

Command Line Client for XMPP

List of features:

  • Support Account configuration with and without pwd (ask user to enter pwd)
  • Request roster list
  • Show MAM - XEP-0313: Message Archive Management
  • Show Bookmarks - XEP-0048: Bookmarks
  • Request Service Discovery items and info - XEP-0030: Service Discovery
  • Display OMEMO device list and fingerprints (URI format)
  • Send chat message (unencrypted)
  • Send chat message signcrypted - XEP-0373: OpenPGP for XMPP
  • Send chat mesage pgp - XEP-0027
  • Monitor XMPP stanza

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmppc

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

You can also use apt command to install xmppc.

sudo apt -y install xmppc

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

sudo aptitude install xmppc

Summary

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