mugshot command not found

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

Introduction

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

mugshot: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mugshot: command not found

Solutions to mugshot: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mugshot is provided by mugshot package.

mugshot is:

Mugshot is a lightweight user configuration utility that allows you to easily update personal user details. This includes:

  • Linux profile image: ~/.face
  • User details stored in /etc/passwd (used by finger)
  • Pidgin buddy icon
  • LibreOffice user details

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

sudo apt-get -y install mugshot

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

You can also use apt command to install mugshot.

sudo apt -y install mugshot

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

sudo aptitude install mugshot

Summary

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