blender command not found

Introduction

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

blender: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: blender: command not found

Solutions to blender: command not found

How To Fix blender: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu blender is provided by blender package.

blender is:

Blender is an integrated 3d suite for modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback (games). Blender has its own particular user interface, which is implemented entirely in OpenGL and designed with speed in mind. Python bindings are available for scripting; import/export features for popular file formats like 3D Studio and Wavefront Obj are implemented as scripts by the community. Stills, animations, models for games or other third party engines and interactive content in the form of a standalone binary are common products of Blender use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install blender

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

You can also use apt command to install blender.

sudo apt -y install blender

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

sudo aptitude install blender

Summary

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