xbindkeys_show command not found

Introduction

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

xbindkeys_show: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xbindkeys_show: command not found

Solutions to xbindkeys_show: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xbindkeys_show is provided by xbindkeys package.

xbindkeys is:

xbindkeys is a program that allows you to launch shell commands with your keyboard or your mouse under the X Window System. It links commands to keys or mouse buttons, using a configuration file. It’s independent of the window manager and can capture all keyboard keys (ex: Power, Wake…).

It optionally supports a guile-based configuration file layout, which enables you to access all xbindkeys internals, so you can have key combinations, double clicks or timed double clicks take actions. Also all functions that work in guile will work for xbindkeys.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbindkeys

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

You can also use apt command to install xbindkeys.

sudo apt -y install xbindkeys

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

sudo aptitude install xbindkeys

Summary

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