karbon command not found

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

Introduction

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

karbon: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: karbon: command not found

Solutions to karbon: command not found

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

In Ubuntu karbon is provided by karbon package.

karbon is:

Karbon is a vector drawing application with an user interface that is easy to use, highly customizable and extensible. That makes Karbon a great application for users starting to explore the world of vector graphics as well as for artists wanting to create breathtaking vector art. Features include:

  • Loading support for ODG, SVG, WMF, WPG, EPS/PS
  • Writing support for ODG, SVG, WMF, PNG, PDF
  • Customizable user interface with freely placeable toolbars and dockers
  • Layer docker for easy handling of complex documents including preview thumbnails, support for grouping shapes via drag and drop, controlling visibility of shapes or locking
  • Advanced path editing tool with great on-canvas editing capabilities
  • Various drawing tools for creating path shapes including a draw path tool and a pencil tool, as well as a calligraphy drawing tool
  • Gradient and pattern tools for easy on-canvas editing of gradient and pattern styles
  • Top notch snapping facilities for guided drawing and editing (e.g. snapping to grid, guide lines, path nodes, bounding boxes, orthogonal positions, intersections of path shapes or extensions of lines and paths)
  • Many predefined basic shapes included, such as circle/ellipse, star or rectangle
  • Artistic text shape with support for following path outlines (i.e. text on path)
  • Complex path operations and effects like Boolean set operations, path flattening, rounding and refining as well as whirl/pinch effects
  • Extensible by writing plugins for new tools, shapes and dockers

This package is part of the Calligra Suite.

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

sudo apt-get -y install karbon

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

You can also use apt command to install karbon.

sudo apt -y install karbon

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

sudo aptitude install karbon

Summary

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