cmatrix command not found

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

Introduction

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

cmatrix: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: cmatrix: command not found

Solutions to cmatrix: command not found

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

In Ubuntu cmatrix is provided by cmatrix package.

cmatrix is:

Screen saver for the terminal based in the movie “The Matrix”. It works in terminals of all dimensions and have the following features:

  • Support terminal resize.
  • Screen saver mode: any key closes it.
  • Selectable color.
  • Change text scroll rate.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmatrix

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

You can also use apt command to install cmatrix.

sudo apt -y install cmatrix

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

sudo aptitude install cmatrix

Summary

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