While running strace command, received an error command not found? We can help you.

This error occurs when the strace is not installed on the server.

Here at Bobcares, we have seen several such Linux related errors as part of our Server Management Services for web hosts, Linux users, and online service providers.

Today we’ll take a look at the cause for this error and see how to fix it.

Know more about strace

First, let’s know more about the strace command that we use in Linux.

strace is a diagnostic, debugging, and instructional userspace utility for Linux. In simple words, it is a tool that we use on Linux servers for debugging and troubleshooting purposes.

It is mainly used to find out how a program is interacting with the OS. It does this by monitoring system calls and signals between processes and the Linux kernel.

How we fix strace command not found

Now let’s get into the error part and see how our Support Engineers fix it.

Generally, this error arises while entering the ‘strace’ command in the command prompt. It indicates that the ‘strace’ is not been installed on the server. So in order to fix this error, we need to install this strace.

First, we need to log into the Linux server as a ‘root’ user and check whether the rpm package is available or not. For that, we run the below command,

# rpm -qa | grep strace

From the below result, we can see that the strace package is not available.

We can simply install it by running the yum command,

yum install strace

When you are asked for confirmation, enter ‘y’ to install the package.

Finally, this will install the strace in Linux.

Similarly in Debian/Ubuntu, we can install strace by running the below command,

$ sudo apt install strace #Debian/Ubuntu

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Conclusion

In short, strace command not found error occurs if the strace is not available on the server. Today, we saw how our Support Engineers install it on the server.