ascompose command not found

Introduction

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

ascompose: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ascompose: command not found

Solutions to ascompose: command not found

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

In Ubuntu ascompose is provided by afterstep package.

afterstep is:

AfterStep is a window manager based on FVWM which attempts to emulate the NEXTSTEP look and feel, while retaining the configurability of its predecessor. Note that this window manager makes extensive use of the color palette. If you have only an 8-bit color display, it will run as packaged, but you may want to modify the configuration to use fewer colors.

AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager project, but the name was changed to reflect the desire that it do more than simply emulate and become a valuable window manager in its own right.

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

sudo apt-get -y install afterstep

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

You can also use apt command to install afterstep.

sudo apt -y install afterstep

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

sudo aptitude install afterstep

Summary

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