Commands not found on Debian9 stretch OS

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I need to add commands found in /usr/bin to my root/home directory search path because I recently formatted my dell inspiron amd64 bit with Debian 9 stretch. I only installed the core os without any additional software. So now, each time I tried running sudo on my home directory or if I try running any commands on my root account, I keep getting an error message that such commands cannot be found. From my little research online , I have come to know that I need to add those commands to either my home or root search path.

Welcome to U&L , please add the output of echo $PATH. You can edit here — GAD3R, Apr 03 '18 at 17:59
And if you did a truly minimal install, many/most of those commands (like sudo) may not even be installed. Please post your $PATH variable contents (echo $PATH) and exactly what command you are trying to run. — ivanivan, Apr 03 '18 at 18:14
I tried running the sudo command but I kept getting the "command not found ". This is what is in my path after running echo $PATH /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games — Aloysius, Apr 04 '18 at 06:19

L.Ray · Answer 1 · 2018-04-04T13:20:34.240

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To see your path type:

$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin

To append /usr/bin to your path immediately, type:

$ PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"

To make sure /usr/bin remains in your path after next login, add(or edit) the PATH variable to your rc file (in my case .bashrc):

Check shell:

$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash

My shell is bash, so I edit my .bashrc file:

vi ~/.bashrc

Add the following line (or edit the PATH line if it already exists):

PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"

edited Apr 04 '18 at 13:20

answered Apr 03 '18 at 18:29

L.Ray

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Thanks, but where in the bashrc file should I add the new path to? Should it be before the last FI or after it. – Aloysius Apr 04 '18 at 06:14
You can safely add it to the bottom of the file. – L.Ray Apr 04 '18 at 12:23

Commands not found on Debian9 stretch OS

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