pkg-config error in tensorflow pip install

Question

I'm getting the following error when trying to install tensorflow either in virtual environment in pycharm or via the terminal:

error: pkg-config probably not installed: FileNotFoundError(2, "No such file or directory: 'pkg-config'")

But pkg-config is definitely installed on my system. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

My mistake - I thought that it required python pkgconfig (which was installed on my system).

sudo apt-get install pkg-config fixed the error.