“Command not found” for all commands in Kali
I'm running Kali Linux 64 bit on my computer. I keep getting the message '-bash: command not found'; doesn't matter what command I type (e.g., ifconfig or airmon-ng). Is there a way of fixing this problem?
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I'm running Kali Linux 64 bit on my computer. I keep getting the message '-bash: command not found'; doesn't matter what command I type (e.g., ifconfig or airmon-ng). Is there a way of fixing this problem?
kali-linux
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
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asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
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It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?/bin/vi?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30
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I'm running Kali Linux 64 bit on my computer. I keep getting the message '-bash: command not found'; doesn't matter what command I type (e.g., ifconfig or airmon-ng). Is there a way of fixing this problem?
kali-linux
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
I'm running Kali Linux 64 bit on my computer. I keep getting the message '-bash: command not found'; doesn't matter what command I type (e.g., ifconfig or airmon-ng). Is there a way of fixing this problem?
kali-linux
kali-linux
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:03
fixer1234
17.8k144581
17.8k144581
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
asked Aug 27 '16 at 19:57
Erik Viljoen
111
111
1
It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?/bin/vi?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30
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It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?/bin/vi?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30
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1
It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?
/bin/vi?– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30
It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?
/bin/vi?– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30
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Like the commenter said: Something is wrong with your Environment, possibly the PATH. Many things can cause this, but here are a few to check:
echo $PATH If it's empty, it needs to be filled, in addition to finding out why it's empty.
I remember first getting this around 15 years ago when I was first starting to learn unix-like OSes: I managed to learn the hard way the dangers of rm -rf, and I deleted my home directory. (FreeBSD 3.3, if my memory serves me right)
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
4,59442147
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
Writeexport PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"and you will have it in your current session. Is your/etc/environmentempty? Doesls ~give any output?
– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
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Like the commenter said: Something is wrong with your Environment, possibly the PATH. Many things can cause this, but here are a few to check:
echo $PATH If it's empty, it needs to be filled, in addition to finding out why it's empty.
I remember first getting this around 15 years ago when I was first starting to learn unix-like OSes: I managed to learn the hard way the dangers of rm -rf, and I deleted my home directory. (FreeBSD 3.3, if my memory serves me right)
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
4,59442147
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
Writeexport PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"and you will have it in your current session. Is your/etc/environmentempty? Doesls ~give any output?
– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
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Like the commenter said: Something is wrong with your Environment, possibly the PATH. Many things can cause this, but here are a few to check:
echo $PATH If it's empty, it needs to be filled, in addition to finding out why it's empty.
I remember first getting this around 15 years ago when I was first starting to learn unix-like OSes: I managed to learn the hard way the dangers of rm -rf, and I deleted my home directory. (FreeBSD 3.3, if my memory serves me right)
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
4,59442147
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
Writeexport PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"and you will have it in your current session. Is your/etc/environmentempty? Doesls ~give any output?
– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
add a comment |
Like the commenter said: Something is wrong with your Environment, possibly the PATH. Many things can cause this, but here are a few to check:
echo $PATH If it's empty, it needs to be filled, in addition to finding out why it's empty.
I remember first getting this around 15 years ago when I was first starting to learn unix-like OSes: I managed to learn the hard way the dangers of rm -rf, and I deleted my home directory. (FreeBSD 3.3, if my memory serves me right)
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
4,59442147
Like the commenter said: Something is wrong with your Environment, possibly the PATH. Many things can cause this, but here are a few to check:
echo $PATH If it's empty, it needs to be filled, in addition to finding out why it's empty.
I remember first getting this around 15 years ago when I was first starting to learn unix-like OSes: I managed to learn the hard way the dangers of rm -rf, and I deleted my home directory. (FreeBSD 3.3, if my memory serves me right)
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
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edited Aug 27 '16 at 22:29
answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
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answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
Jarmund
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answered Aug 27 '16 at 20:55
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thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
Writeexport PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"and you will have it in your current session. Is your/etc/environmentempty? Doesls ~give any output?
– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
add a comment |
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
Writeexport PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"and you will have it in your current session. Is your/etc/environmentempty? Doesls ~give any output?
– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
thanks for your reply. yes the space is empty. what should i do to fix this problem? thanks
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:03
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
do you know how to fix this ( command not found ) problem. if so could you please give me steps to fix this problem thanks.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:05
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
allso, if I boot kali linux on a new computer would this problem still exist. and what is the easiest wat to solve the problem.
– Erik Viljoen
Aug 30 '16 at 19:08
1
1
Write
export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games" and you will have it in your current session. Is your /etc/environment empty? Does ls ~ give any output?– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
Write
export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games" and you will have it in your current session. Is your /etc/environment empty? Does ls ~ give any output?– Mikael Kjær
May 31 at 6:48
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It sounds like you have destroyed your path. Can you execute an editor?
/bin/vi?– DavidPostill♦
Aug 27 '16 at 20:30