clangd command not found

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

Introduction

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

clangd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: clangd: command not found

Solutions to clangd: command not found

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

In Ubuntu clangd is provided by clangd package.

clangd is:

clangd understands your C++ code and adds smart features to your editor:

  • code completion
  • compile errors
  • go-to-definition
  • and more.

clangd is a language server that implements the Language Server Protocol; it can work with many editors through a plugin.

This is a dependency package providing clangd.

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

sudo apt-get -y install clangd

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

You can also use apt command to install clangd.

sudo apt -y install clangd

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

sudo aptitude install clangd

Summary

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