[SOLVED] Debian error msg: bash: visudo: command not found

[fracmo2000]

Hi i have just installed Debian 8 with Gnome desktop and trying to add my username to sudoers list.

When I open terminal and enter visudo I get the following error message...

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fracmo2000@debian:~$ su
Password: 
root@debian:/home/fracmo2000# visudo
bash: visudo: command not found
root@debian:/home/fracmo2000# 

Although I am quite new to debian, I have done this successfully in the past so not sure why this is happening? any ideas?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

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empty@BunsenLabs ~ % dpkg -S visudo
sudo: /usr/sbin/visudo
sudo: /usr/share/man/man8/visudo.8.gz

Therefore:

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su -c 'apt-get install sudo'
su -c 'gpasswd -a fracmo2000 sudo'

https://wiki.debian.org/sudo

[fracmo2000]

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empty@BunsenLabs ~ % dpkg -S visudo
sudo: /usr/sbin/visudo
sudo: /usr/share/man/man8/visudo.8.gz

Therefore:

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su -c 'apt-get install sudo'
su -c 'gpasswd -a fracmo2000 sudo'

https://wiki.debian.org/sudo

thanks for quick reply, so do I just run the following two commands...

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su -c 'apt-get install sudo'
su -c 'gpasswd -a fracmo2000 sudo'

do I need to do anything with

sudo: /usr/sbin/visudo
sudo: /usr/share/man/man8/visudo.8.gz

do I still need to add myself to the sudoers list?
thanks

[Head_on_a_Stick]

so do I just run the following two commands...

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su -c 'apt-get install sudo'
su -c 'gpasswd -a fracmo2000 sudo'

do I need to do anything with

sudo: /usr/sbin/visudo
sudo: /usr/share/man/man8/visudo.8.gz

do I still need to add myself to the sudoers list?

Adding your user to the "sudo" group (the second command I gave) is exactly equivalent to extending your user's permissions with visudo, it's just a little bit quicker that's all

The output of `dpkg -S visudo` just shows which package the `visudo` command is from -- see man 1 dpkg

[fracmo2000]

Thanks for the explanation. I will read up on the links you gave me.

EDIT
I just looked in the sudoers list and my name wasn't there, the second command added me to the "sudo" group therefore no need to add me to sudoers list? is that correct?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

^ Yup.

If you look in /etc/sudoers, you will find these lines:

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# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

[fracmo2000]

^ Yup.

If you look in /etc/sudoers, you will find these lines:

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# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

fantastic, many thanks for your patience

[Head_on_a_Stick]

You're welcome