aerc command not found

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

Introduction

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

aerc: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: aerc: command not found

In Ubuntu aerc is provided by aerc package.

aerc is:

Some of its more interesting features include:

Editing emails in an embedded terminal tmux-style, allowing you to check on incoming emails and reference other threads while you compose your replies
Render HTML emails with an interactive terminal web browser, highlight patches with diffs, and browse with an embedded less session
Vim-style keybindings and ex-command system, allowing for powerful automation at a single keystroke
First-class support for working with git & email
Open a new tab with a terminal emulator and a shell running for easy access to nearby git repos for parallel work
Support for multiple accounts, with support for IMAP, Maildir, SMTP, and sendmail transfer protocols
Asynchronous IMAP support ensures the UI never gets locked up by a flaky network, as mutt often does
Efficient network usage - aerc only downloads the information which is necessary to present the UI, making for a snappy and bandwidth-efficient experience 100% free and open source software!

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

sudo apt-get -y install aerc

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

You can also use apt command to install aerc.

sudo apt -y install aerc

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

sudo aptitude install aerc

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