gle command not found

Introduction

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

gle: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gle: command not found

Solutions to gle: command not found

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

In Ubuntu gle is provided by gle-graphics package.

gle-graphics is:

GLE is a graphics scripting language designed for creating publication quality figures such as charts, plots, graphs, and diagrams. It supports various chart types (including function plot, histogram, bar chart, scatter plot, contour plot, color map, and surface plot) through a simple but flexible set of graphing commands; more complex output can be created by relying on its scripting language, which is full featured with subroutines, variables, and logic control.

GLE relies on LaTeX for text output and supports mathematical formulae in graphs and figures. Output formats include (E)PS, PDF, JPEG, and PNG.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gle-graphics

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

You can also use apt command to install gle-graphics.

sudo apt -y install gle-graphics

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

sudo aptitude install gle-graphics

Summary

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