Some Common Errors In Linux And Solutions

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: When you try to run a command, and Linux responds with “𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.”
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Ensure that the command is spelled correctly and that the program is installed. Use the 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 or 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐬 command to locate the executable and check your system’s PATH variable.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫:
You don’t have the necessary permissions to access or modify a file or directory.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Use the 𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐨𝐝 command to change permissions, and 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 to change ownership. You may need to use 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐨 to gain superuser privileges.

𝐍𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: This error occurs when your disk is full.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: You need to free up space by deleting unnecessary files or moving them to another disk. You can use the 𝐝𝐟 & 𝐝𝐮 commands to identify space hogs.

𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: A program won’t run because it’s missing dependencies.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Use your package manager (e.g., apt, yum, dnf) to install the missing libraries or packages.

𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: Network connectivity problems, such as no internet connection.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Check your network settings, restart the network service (𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐜𝐭𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫), or troubleshoot using tools like 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐟𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐦𝐜𝐥𝐢.

𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: The filesystem reports errors, or you can’t access files.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Use filesystem repair tools like 𝐟𝐬𝐜𝐤 to fix errors.

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: A process is stuck and not responding.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Use the 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 command to terminate the process.

𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: Your system is slow and unresponsive.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Identify resource-hungry processes with commands like 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐩, and consider adding more 𝐑𝐀𝐌 or upgrading your 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞.

𝐈𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: When you run out of available 𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 on a file system.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Delete unnecessary files and directories or reformat the partition with a larger 𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞 count.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: You get errors related to the syntax of a command.
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Review the command’s syntax, consult the manual pages (use 𝐦𝐚𝐧), or check online resources for the correct usage.

𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝:
𝐄𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫: File not found
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Verify file location and name. Use the ls command to list files in a directory.