num command not found

Introduction

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

num: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: num: command not found

Solutions to num: command not found

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

In Ubuntu num is provided by quickcal package.

quickcal is:

Quickcal accepts quick pasting of a large set of numbers, separated with newlines or spaces or tabs and performs arithmetic / statistical calculations based on the button or keyboard shortcut pressed.

As in other calculators, basic math can be performed too, with the +,-,*,/,%,^ operators, in between numbers. Setting the scale allows for more decimals to be displayed. Also, about 65 statistical calculations can be performed by choosing an option from the more stats list box.

Filing and viewing support for history and tallying purpose, at the end of the day, helpful for shopkeepers and others too.

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

sudo apt-get -y install quickcal

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

You can also use apt command to install quickcal.

sudo apt -y install quickcal

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

sudo aptitude install quickcal

Summary

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