csd-input-helper command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix csd-input-helper command not found error message

Introduction

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

csd-input-helper: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: csd-input-helper: command not found

Solutions to csd-input-helper: command not found

How To Fix csd-input-helper: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu csd-input-helper is provided by cinnamon-settings-daemon package.

cinnamon-settings-daemon is:

This package contains the daemon which is responsible for setting the various parameters of a Cinnamon session and the applications that run under it. It handles the following kinds of settings:

  • Keyboard: layout, accessibility options, shortcuts, media keys
  • Clipboard management
  • Theming: background, icons, GTK+ applications
  • Cleanup of unused files
  • Mouse: cursors, speed, accessibility options
  • Startup of other daemons: screensaver, sound daemon
  • Typing break

It also sets various application settings through X resources and freedesktop.org XSETTINGS.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon-settings-daemon

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

You can also use apt command to install cinnamon-settings-daemon.

sudo apt -y install cinnamon-settings-daemon

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

sudo aptitude install cinnamon-settings-daemon

Summary

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