gnome-panel command not found

Introduction

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

gnome-panel: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gnome-panel: command not found

Solutions to gnome-panel: command not found

How To Fix gnome-panel: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gnome-panel is provided by gnome-panel package.

gnome-panel is:

GNOME Flashback continues the traditional desktop interface which was used in GNOME 2.x, but using modern GNOME technologies.

GNOME Panel is a part of the GNOME Flashback desktop, and provides panels and default applets for the desktop. A panel is a horizontal or vertical bar that can be added to a screen margin. It can contain various applets, such as the menu bar, application launch icons, the clock, volume controls, and displays for network connectivity, battery level, and other system monitors.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-panel

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

You can also use apt command to install gnome-panel.

sudo apt -y install gnome-panel

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

sudo aptitude install gnome-panel

Summary

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