cpufreq-selector command not found

Introduction

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

cpufreq-selector: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: cpufreq-selector: command not found

Solutions to cpufreq-selector: command not found

How To Fix cpufreq-selector: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu cpufreq-selector is provided by gnome-applets package.

gnome-applets is:

Keyboard Accessibility Status: indicates keyboard accessibility settings, including the current state of the keyboard, if those features are in use.

Battery Charge Monitor: monitors the power subsystem on a laptop.

Brightness: provides a way to adjust screen brightness.

Character palette: provides a convenient way to access non-standard characters, such as accented characters, mathematical symbols, special symbols, and punctuation marks.

Command: shows the output of a command.

CPUFreq: CPU frequency scaling monitor.

Disk Mounter: lets you mount and unmount drives and file systems.

Eyes: pair of eyes which follow the mouse pointer around the screen.

Weather Report: shows the current weather conditions, and forecasts.

Inhibit: allows you to inhibit automatic power saving.

Command Line (Mini Commander): adds a command line to the panel.

System Monitor: a system load indicator.

Network Monitor (Netspeed): shows how much traffic occurs on a network device (ethernet card, wireless LAN card, or dial-up).

Sticky Notes: lets you create, view, and manage sticky notes on the desktop.

Search Bar: allows you to find your data quickly using Tracker.

Timer: lets you start a timer and receive a notification when it is finished.

Trash: lets you drag items to the trash folder.

Window Buttons: shows window controls (minimize, restore, close) in the panel for maximized windows.

Window Picker applet: window switcher showing only icons, not titles.

Window Title: shows window title in the panel for maximized windows.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-applets

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

You can also use apt command to install gnome-applets.

sudo apt -y install gnome-applets

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

sudo aptitude install gnome-applets

Summary

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