jigl2slideshow command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix jigl2slideshow command not found error message

Introduction

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

jigl2slideshow: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: jigl2slideshow: command not found

Solutions to jigl2slideshow: command not found

How To Fix jigl2slideshow: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu jigl2slideshow is provided by dvd-slideshow package.

dvd-slideshow is:

DVD Slideshow consists in a set of tools which allows one to create slideshows-style videos from a collection of pictures. This package provides the following programs:

  • dir2slideshow: Generates a listing of the pictures in a given directory for easy input to dvd-slideshow.
  • dvd-slideshow: This is the main script. It generates a DVD-compatible MPEG2 video file with audio from a text file input listing of pictures and effects.
  • dvd-menu: Creates a simple DVD menu with buttons that link to MPEG2 files generated with dvd-slideshow or ones created by the user.
  • gallery1-to-slideshow: Generates a text file listing of the pictures visible in a given “Gallery” (http://gallery.sourceforge.net) photo album in order to easily pass the information to dvd_slideshow.
  • jigl2slideshow: Does the same thing as gallery2slideshow, but works on a jigl gallery.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvd-slideshow

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

You can also use apt command to install dvd-slideshow.

sudo apt -y install dvd-slideshow

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

sudo aptitude install dvd-slideshow

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix jigl2slideshow command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.