kate command not found

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

Introduction

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

kate: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: kate: command not found

Solutions to kate: command not found

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

In Ubuntu kate is provided by kate package.

kate is:

Kate is a powerful text editor that can open multiple files simultaneously.

With a built-in terminal, syntax highlighting, and tabbed sidebar, it performs as a lightweight but capable development environment. Kate’s many tools, plugins, and scripts make it highly customizable.

Kate’s features include:

  • Multiple saved sessions, each with numerous files
  • Scriptable syntax highlighting, indentation, and code-folding
  • Configurable templates and text snippets
  • Symbol viewers for C, C++, and Python
  • XML completion and validation

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

sudo apt-get -y install kate

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

You can also use apt command to install kate.

sudo apt -y install kate

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

sudo aptitude install kate

Summary

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