cantata command not found

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

Introduction

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

cantata: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: cantata: command not found

Solutions to cantata: command not found

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

In Ubuntu cantata is provided by cantata package.

cantata is:

Cantata is a graphical front-end for the music player daemon, MPD. It provides many tools to view and manage the music collection including:

  • library - sorted by album, artist, track, directory
  • albums with cover art
  • user defined playlists
  • dynamic playlists
  • streams, internet radio
  • lyrics
  • artist information from Wikipedia
  • device support for USB mass storage, MTP and CDs

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

sudo apt-get -y install cantata

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

You can also use apt command to install cantata.

sudo apt -y install cantata

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

sudo aptitude install cantata

Summary

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