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I am trying to install a Debian package, but it gives error as "sudo: dpkg: command not found". I installed SUDO, and it still giving the same error. I went to the dir where .deb is saved, and ran command as
sudo dkpg -i file.deb
I tried installing the debian support package from "http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/all/dpkg-dev/download", but these files also are in .deb format, so I am unable to install this.
Any suggestions...
As pointed out in the comments, if that's an exact quote of what you're typing to try to install it you're making a typo:
sudo dkpg -i file.deb
won't work, but
sudo dpkg -i file.deb
will.
Spelling is not optional when it comes to the command line.
Try them :
Method 1)
Right-click on the *deb file, and open it with gdebi. This will install any needed dependencies for you.
Method 2)
You need to specify where is the file is. E.g.:
sudo dpkg -i Desktop/install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
Method 3)
The error can also occur when your shell cannot find sudo.
-bash: sudo: command not found
Almost certainly, sudo needs to be installed. Login as root and run:
# apt-get install sudo
An error is also given when you are trying to install many debian files simultaneously.
First let one file install completely through Software center and then try using the command.
dpkg cannot be found, specifying the full path will not help at all. Method 3): the OP already tried that.
– Anthon
May 16 '13 at 7:32
dpkgcommand notsudocommand. What distro are you using? Is it really Debian? What version? How you installedsudo? – pbm May 16 '13 at 5:39dpkgin your example command. Are you aware of that? – daniel kullmann May 16 '13 at 8:36lsb_release -a? – Flup May 16 '13 at 9:37