wmdate command not found

Introduction

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

wmdate: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: wmdate: command not found

Solutions to wmdate: command not found

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

In Ubuntu wmdate is provided by wmdate package.

wmdate is:

wmdate produces a 64x64 pixel calendar for use in the docking bars of window managers. It was written specificly for Window Maker and goes well with docking bars that have a “clock-only” clock app such as pclock.

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmdate

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

You can also use apt command to install wmdate.

sudo apt -y install wmdate

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

sudo aptitude install wmdate

Summary

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