Fedora – find: command not found.

 

ERROR : bash: find: command not found

Got the above error on my Fedora 31 server while searching a directory. Find command is provided by findutils package. Do the below steps to install find command on Fedora server.

1. Log into Fedora server as ‘root’ user

2. Install findutils package using dnf command.

Command:

# dnf install findutils

OR

# sudo dnf install findutils
 

# dnf install findutils

Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
findutils x86_64 1:4.6.0-25.fc31 updates 517 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package

Total download size: 517 k
Installed size: 1.7 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
findutils-4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64.rpm 43 kB/s | 517 kB 00:12
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Total 37 kB/s | 517 kB 00:13
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : findutils-1:4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64 1/1
Running scriptlet: findutils-1:4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : findutils-1:4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64 1/1

Installed:
findutils-1:4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64

Complete!

 

Alternate method: Download and install findutils rpm

1. Log into Fedora server as ‘root’ user

2. Below dependency is needed findutils package, so make sure it is installed

Required dependency: glibc

3. You can download findutils package from fedoraproject.org website using wget command

wget https://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/31/Everything/x86_64/Packages/f/findutils-4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64.rpm

3. Install findutils package using rpm command

# rpm -ivh findutils-4.6.0-25.fc31.x86_64.rpm