vala-panel-runner command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix vala-panel-runner command not found error message

Introduction

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

vala-panel-runner: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: vala-panel-runner: command not found

In Ubuntu vala-panel-runner is provided by vala-panel package.

vala-panel is:

Vala Panel is a rewrite of SimplePanel. It is a GTK+ 3 desktop panel written in Vala and based on ideas from LXPanel.

Vala Panel can be extended with plugins that provide application menus, clock, tasklist, system tray, etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vala-panel

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

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

sudo apt -y install vala-panel

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

sudo aptitude install vala-panel

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