mate-desktop-item-edit command not found

Introduction

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

mate-desktop-item-edit: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mate-desktop-item-edit: command not found

Solutions to mate-desktop-item-edit: command not found

How To Fix mate-desktop-item-edit: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mate-desktop-item-edit is provided by mate-panel package.

mate-panel is:

The MATE Panel is an essential part of the MATE Desktop, providing toolbar-like “panels” which can be attached to the sides of your desktop. They are used to launch applications and embed a number of other functions, such as quick launch icons, the clock, the notification area, volume controls and the battery charge indicator, and utilities ranging from weather forecast to system monitoring.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mate-panel

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

You can also use apt command to install mate-panel.

sudo apt -y install mate-panel

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

sudo aptitude install mate-panel

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix mate-desktop-item-edit command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.