desklaunch command not found

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

Introduction

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

desklaunch: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: desklaunch: command not found

In Ubuntu desklaunch is provided by desklaunch package.

desklaunch is:

DeskLaunch is a small utility for creating desktop icons using pixmaps. A simple click will launch the desired application.

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

sudo apt-get -y install desklaunch

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

You can also use apt command to install desklaunch.

sudo apt -y install desklaunch

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

sudo aptitude install desklaunch

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