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I get an error when I try to execute this command on Red Hat Linux.

$ ss -s
-bash: ss: command not found

It is supposed to be for checking socket statistics. How do I execute this?

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  • Is the iproute package installed, are you root, or is /usr/sbin in your PATH? Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 22:04
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    ahh thanks... /usr/sbin/ss did the trick! thanks tink ;) Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 22:07
  • You're welcome :) ... can a comment be flagged as a solution? ;D Commented Feb 18, 2013 at 23:30
  • Ha I wish... if you transfer your comment as an answer ;) Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 2:30

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sudo yum install iproute2   #RHEL
sudo apt install iproute2   #Ubuntu
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    While this was a possible answer to a similar problem it wasn't actually OP's problem which is hidden in the comments, as is the solution. Commented Oct 9, 2020 at 13:13
  • For Debian, the same solution as for Ubuntu works. Commented Nov 5 at 12:35
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As per comment above: Try with the full path; 

/usr/sbin/ss
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  • cannot access '/usr/sbin/ss': No such file or directory Commented Oct 2, 2020 at 21:12
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Install it using sudo yum install iproute

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  • This does not provide a solution to OP's problem. Commented Oct 10, 2019 at 17:32
  • To be fair, if the question is 'how do I execute ss when I'm getting "command not found"?', and the iproute package contains the ss program, then this addresses the core of the question. It does not address possible $PATH issues or explain why they think this is the right answer, but it's a least an attempt to answer the question. Commented Oct 10, 2019 at 18:10
  • Hem, note my comments above and also the fact that this question was answered over 6 years ago and that answer was accepted. Did you intend this to be a complete answer, or as a comment on the other answer? Commented Oct 10, 2019 at 18:11
  • @jesse_b maybe this does not provide a solution to OP's problem, but this provides a solution to my problem, and google lead me here. Unfortunately, this is how web works. Commented Oct 5, 2020 at 16:13

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