copyq command not found

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

Introduction

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

copyq: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: copyq: command not found

Solutions to copyq: command not found

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

In Ubuntu copyq is provided by copyq package.

copyq is:

CopyQ monitors system clipboard and saves its content in customized tabs. Saved clipboard can be later copied and pasted directly into any application.

Items can be:

  • edited with internal editor or with preferred text editor,
  • moved to other tabs,
  • drag’n’dropped to applications,
  • marked with tag or a note,
  • passed to or changed by custom commands,
  • or simply removed.

Features:

  • Support for Linux, Windows and OS X 10.9+
  • Store text, HTML, images or any other custom formats
  • Quickly browse and filter items in clipboard history
  • Sort, create, edit, remove, copy/paste, drag’n’drop items in tabs
  • Add notes or tags to items
  • System-wide shortcuts with customizable commands
  • Paste items with shortcut or from tray or main window
  • Fully customizable appearance
  • Advanced command-line interface and scripting
  • Ignore clipboard copied from some windows or containing some text
  • Support for simple Vim-like editor and shortcuts
  • Many more features

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

sudo apt-get -y install copyq

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

You can also use apt command to install copyq.

sudo apt -y install copyq

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

sudo aptitude install copyq

Summary

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