xgfmerge command not found

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

Introduction

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

xgfmerge: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xgfmerge: command not found

In Ubuntu xgfmerge is provided by xgridfit package.

xgridfit is:

Xgridfit is a simple program that implements an XML-based language for gridfitting, or “hinting,” TrueType fonts.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xgridfit

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

You can also use apt command to install xgridfit.

sudo apt -y install xgridfit

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

sudo aptitude install xgridfit

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