be.contacts command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix be.contacts command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

be.contacts: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: be.contacts: command not found

In Ubuntu be.contacts is provided by trojita package.

trojita is:

Trojitá is a fast Qt IMAP e-mail client which:

Enables you to access your mail anytime, anywhere.
Does not slow you down. If we can improve the productivity of an e-mail user, we better do.
Respects open standards and facilitates modern technologies. We value the vendor-neutrality that IMAP provides and are committed to be as interoperable as possible.
Is efficient — be it at conserving the network bandwidth, keeping memory use at a reasonable level or not hogging the system’s CPU.
Can be used on many platforms. One UI is not enough for everyone, but our IMAP core works fine on anything from desktop computers to cell phones and big ERP systems.
Plays well with the rest of the ecosystem. We don’t like reinventing wheels, but when the existing wheels quite don’t fit the tracks, we’re not afraid of making them work.

Trojitá comes standard with support for:

This package contains the binaries.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install trojita

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install trojita.

sudo apt -y install trojita

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install trojita

In this tutorial we learn how to fix be.contacts command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.