amoeba command not found

Introduction

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

amoeba: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: amoeba: command not found

Solutions to amoeba: command not found

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

In Ubuntu amoeba is provided by amoeba package.

amoeba is:

Amoeba is a fast-paced, cross-platform OpenGL demonstration by Excess, showing realtime graphics effects in perfect sync with music. It features a full customizable demo engine, several visual effects, lots of graphics and a pumping soundtrack.

Amoeba won first prize in the demo competition at Underscore 02, a demoscene party held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Note that this is only the demo engine – to watch the demo itself, you will also need the package amoeba-data.

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

sudo apt-get -y install amoeba

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

You can also use apt command to install amoeba.

sudo apt -y install amoeba

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

sudo aptitude install amoeba

Summary

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