liquidprompt_activate command not found

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

Introduction

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

liquidprompt_activate: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: liquidprompt_activate: command not found

Solutions to liquidprompt_activate: command not found

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

In Ubuntu liquidprompt_activate is provided by liquidprompt package.

liquidprompt is:

Liquid Prompt gives you a nicely displayed prompt with useful information when you need it.

It shows you what you need when you need it. You will notice what changes when it changes, saving time and frustration. You can even use it with your favorite shell – bash or zsh.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liquidprompt

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

You can also use apt command to install liquidprompt.

sudo apt -y install liquidprompt

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

sudo aptitude install liquidprompt

Summary

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