ayatana-webmail-clear command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix ayatana-webmail-clear command not found error message

Introduction

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

ayatana-webmail-clear: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ayatana-webmail-clear: command not found

In Ubuntu ayatana-webmail-clear is provided by ayatana-webmail package.

ayatana-webmail is:

Ayatana Webmail is an application that integrates your webmail into MATE, Xfce, LXDE and other environments.

It displays notifications about incoming mail, shows the number of unread messages and displays subjects in the Messaging Menu.

The Launcher item also has a quicklist that provides quick access to your mail folders. It also allows you to quickly compose a new message.

Ayatana Webmail starts automatically, all you have to do is to enter your accounts settings in a configuration dialog.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ayatana-webmail

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

You can also use apt command to install ayatana-webmail.

sudo apt -y install ayatana-webmail

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

sudo aptitude install ayatana-webmail

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