gtk-window-decorator command not found

Introduction

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

gtk-window-decorator: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gtk-window-decorator: command not found

Solutions to gtk-window-decorator: command not found

How To Fix gtk-window-decorator: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gtk-window-decorator is provided by compiz-gnome package.

compiz-gnome is:

Compiz brings to life a variety of visual effects that make the Linux desktop easier to use, more powerful and intuitive, and more accessible for users with special needs.

This package contains files needed to integrate compiz with the GNOME desktop environment.

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

sudo apt-get -y install compiz-gnome

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

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

sudo apt -y install compiz-gnome

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

sudo aptitude install compiz-gnome

Summary

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