mkxlax command not found

Introduction

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

mkxlax: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mkxlax: command not found

Solutions to mkxlax: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mkxlax is provided by xlax package.

xlax is:

xlax is an X11 input multiplexer: it sends your keyboard input from the xlax window to a group of windows simultaneously. The tool is designed for system administrators who typically have to do the same thing on several machines (or in several different directories). Windows can be added or deleted interactively, or temporarily disconnected and reconnected. xlax allows you to assign a custom string to each window (e.g. a hostname) that can be sent with a button click. An included script handles starting up and arranging windows, and allows you to set up commonly used window groupings in a config file.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xlax

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

You can also use apt command to install xlax.

sudo apt -y install xlax

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

sudo aptitude install xlax

Summary

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