In this tutorial you will learn how to install the make command on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install
makecommand - How to troubleshoot the
Command 'make' not founderror
Command ‘make’ not found on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
| Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
|---|---|
| System | Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa |
| Software | N/A |
| Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
| Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
How to install make command step by step instructions
The following error message may appear on your terminal hinting the unavailability of the make command:
Command 'make' not found, but can be installed with: OR bash: /usr/bin/make: No such file or directory
- To resolve this issue first try to install the
makecommand. First and the most obvious installation method is to execute the following command:$ sudo apt install make
However, yet an another alternative and probably also the solution you want is the installation of the entire development package
build-essentialwhich also includes themakecommand:$ sudo apt install build-essential
- In case the
makecommand is still not found check whether the make binary executable exists:$ ls /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/make
Check if you can execute the command using a full path:
$ /usr/bin/make --version GNU Make 4.2.1 Built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
- Next, ensure the path to the
makeis a part of your executable shell path:$ echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
- Lastly, you may try to reinstall the
makecommand:$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure make