xournalpp command not found

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

Introduction

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

xournalpp: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xournalpp: command not found

Solutions to xournalpp: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xournalpp is provided by xournalpp package.

xournalpp is:

Xournal++ is a handwritten note taking program with the target of flexibility, functionality and speed. The stroke recognizer and other parts are based on Xournal, which you can find at Sourceforge. It supports GNU/Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS, and Windows 10. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets.

Features:

  • Supports pressure senstive styluses and digital pen tables (e.g. Wacom, Huion, XP Pen, etc. tablets)
  • Paper backgrounds for notetaking, scratch paper, or whiteboarding
  • Annotate on top of PDFs
  • Export to a variety of formats including SVG, PNG and PDF, both from the GUI and command line
  • Different drawing tools (e.g.pen, highlighter) and stroke styles (e.g. solid, dotted)
  • Shape drawing (line, arrow, circle, rectangle, spline)
  • Fill shape functionality
  • Shape resizing and rotation
  • Rotation and grid snapping for precise alignment of objects
  • Input stabilization for smoother writing/drawing
  • Text tool for adding text in different fonts, colors and sizes
  • Enhanced support for image insertion
  • Eraser with multiple configurations
  • LaTeX support (requires a working LaTeX installation) with customizeable template
  • Sidebar with Page Previews with advanced page sorting, PDF Bookmarks and Layers (can be individually hidden/edited)
  • Allows maping different tools/colors etc. to stylus/mouse buttons
  • Customizeable toolbar with multiple configurations, e.g. to optimize toolbar for portrait/landscape
  • Page Template definitions
  • Bug reporting, autosave, and auto backup tools
  • Audio recording and playback alongside with handwritten notes
  • Multi language support (over 20 languages supported)
  • Plugins using Lua scripting

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

sudo apt-get -y install xournalpp

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

You can also use apt command to install xournalpp.

sudo apt -y install xournalpp

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

sudo aptitude install xournalpp

Summary

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